AB 418 is sponsored by Gabriel, Jesse (Democratic), Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), McCarty, and Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah (Democratic).

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California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

AB 418 — The California Food Safety Act.

Last action October 07, 2023 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 328, Statutes of 2023.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on October 07, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
4 sponsors

1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the regulation of the safety of food products, including adulterated and misbranded food, wholesale food, and food in retail food facilities. This bill, commencing January 1, 2027, would prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale, in commerce a food product for human consumption that contains any specified substance, including, among others, brominated vegetable oil and red dye 3. The bill would make a violation of these provisions punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent violation, upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/07/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 07, 2023
Enrolled 09/14/23 - Enrolled pdf September 14, 2023
Amended 09/01/23 - Amended Senate pdf September 01, 2023
Amended 07/03/23 - Amended Senate pdf July 03, 2023
Amended 05/26/23 - Amended Senate pdf May 26, 2023
Amended 04/13/23 - Amended Assembly pdf April 13, 2023
Introduced 02/02/23 - Introduced pdf February 02, 2023
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Action History

October 07, 2023
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 328, Statutes of 2023.
October 07, 2023
Approved by the Governor.
September 19, 2023
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
September 12, 2023
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 65. Noes 6. Page 3243.).
September 12, 2023
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3228.)
September 11, 2023
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
September 11, 2023
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 3. Page 2564.).
September 05, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
September 01, 2023
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 15, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 14, 2023
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
July 12, 2023
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
July 03, 2023
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
June 29, 2023
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 28).
May 26, 2023
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
May 24, 2023
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and E.Q.
May 16, 2023
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 15, 2023
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 12. Page 1551.)
May 04, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 03, 2023
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 3).
May 03, 2023
Coauthors revised.
April 19, 2023
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 17, 2023
Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
April 13, 2023
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
April 12, 2023
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
February 17, 2023
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and E.S. & T.M.
February 03, 2023
From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
February 02, 2023
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Gabriel, Jesse Democratic

Co-sponsors (3)

Wicks, Buffy Democratic
McCarty
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 418 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 12, 2023

Passed 65 Yea · 6 Nay · 9 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	45	0	0	2
Unaffiliated	16	3	0	1
Republican	4	3	0	6
Total	65	6	0	9
% of votes cast	81%	8%	0%	11%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Holden	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Nay
Villapudua	—	Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Nay
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Nay
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Not Voting
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Not Voting
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Not Voting
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Not Voting
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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3rd Reading AB418 Gabriel et al. By Menjivar

September 11, 2023

Passed 33 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	0
Democratic	19	0	0	3
Republican	3	3	0	1
Total	33	3	0	4
% of votes cast	83%	8%	0%	10%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Not Voting
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Not Voting
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Not Voting
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

July 12, 2023

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	4	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	5	1	0	1
% of votes cast	71%	14%	0%	14%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Skinner	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

June 28, 2023

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	7	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	0
Republican	0	0	0	1
Total	10	0	0	2
% of votes cast	83%	0%	0%	17%

How each member voted (12)

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting

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AB 418 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

May 15, 2023

Passed 54 Yea · 12 Nay · 14 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	41	0	0	6
Unaffiliated	13	3	0	4
Republican	0	9	0	4
Total	54	12	0	14
% of votes cast	68%	15%	0%	18%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Holden	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Nay
Waldron	—	Not Voting
Villapudua	—	Not Voting
Friedman	—	Not Voting
Mathis	—	Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Nay
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Nay
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Not Voting
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Not Voting
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Not Voting
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Flora, Heath	Republican	Nay
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Not Voting
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Not Voting
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

May 03, 2023

Passed 12 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	2	1	0	0
Democratic	10	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	1
Total	12	3	0	1
% of votes cast	75%	19%	0%	6%

How each member voted (16)

Member	Party	Vote
Mathis	—	Nay
Holden	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

April 18, 2023

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	1
Total	7	1	0	1
% of votes cast	78%	11%	0%	11%

How each member voted (9)

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Not Voting
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials]

April 11, 2023

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	9	1	0	0
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	0	0	0	2
Total	12	1	0	2
% of votes cast	80%	7%	0%	13%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
McCarty	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Villapudua	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Boerner Horvath	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Nay
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety agriculture

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 418 do?: Existing law provides for the regulation of the safety of food products, including adulterated and misbranded food, wholesale food, and food in retail food facilities. This bill, commencing January 1, 2027, would prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale, in commerce a food product for human consumption that contains any specified substance, including, among others, brominated vegetable oil and red dye 3. The bill would make a violation of these provisions punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent violation, upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney.
Who sponsors AB 418?: AB 418 is sponsored by Gabriel, Jesse (Democratic), Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), McCarty, and Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 418?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2023. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 418
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 02, 2023
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Gabriel, Jesse

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