California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 606 — California Blueberry Commission.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 366, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes various commissions to promote agricultural products from the state. This bill would create the California Blueberry Commission in state government with a prescribed membership, and would specify the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the commission. The commission would be authorized to carry out programs of education, promotion, marketing, and research relating to blueberries. The bill would authorize the commission to levy an annual assessment, not to exceed a specified amount, on producers and handlers of blueberries, and would authorize the expenditure of those funds for purposes of implementing the bill, thereby making an appropriation. The bill, except as necessary to conduct an election, would not become operative until the producers and handlers of blueberries, by referendum, vote in favor of the bill's provisions, as prescribed. The bill would also provide for the suspension of the operation of its provisions and for concluding the operations of the commission. The bill would authorize the commission to levy a civil penalty, as specified, on a person for rendering or furnishing false reports, secreting, destroying, or altering records, failing to furnish a report, or failing or refusing to furnish to the commission information concerning the name and address of persons from whom blueberries are received. The bill would authorize the commission to bring certain civil actions to enforce the bill's provisions and regulations adopted pursuant to these provisions. The bill would also authorize the commission to recommend to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture the adoption of blueberry quality standards, product labeling, or marketing activity, as provided.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 366, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 7 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 3. Page 2980.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2970.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 2069.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (August 17).

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (July 7).

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on F. & A.

  17. Referred to Coms. on F. & A. and PUB. S.

  18. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1847.)

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  22. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  23. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  24. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  26. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 15).

  27. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  28. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.

  29. Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and JUD.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ma · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ma

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 606 MA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 81 Yea · 3 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76306
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 81307
% of votes cast 89%3%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bass — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB606 Ma By Maldonado

Passed 26 Yea · 13 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241202
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 261302
% of votes cast 63%32%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Nay
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Ducheny — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Huff — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Nay
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10102
Total 10102
% of votes cast 77%8%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Runner — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 606 MA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 86 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80105
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 86105
% of votes cast 93%1%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Bill — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Hagman — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Duvall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 606 do?
Existing law establishes various commissions to promote agricultural products from the state. This bill would create the California Blueberry Commission in state government with a prescribed membership, and would specify the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the commission. The commission would be authorized to carry out programs of education, promotion, marketing, and research relating to blueberries. The bill would authorize the commission to levy an annual assessment, not to exceed a specified amount, on producers and handlers of blueberries, and would authorize the expenditure of those funds for purposes of implementing the bill, thereby making an appropriation. The bill, except as necessary to conduct an election, would not become operative until the producers and handlers of blueberries, by referendum, vote in favor of the bill's provisions, as prescribed. The bill would also provide for the suspension of the operation of its provisions and for concluding the operations of the commission. The bill would authorize the commission to levy a civil penalty, as specified, on a person for rendering or furnishing false reports, secreting, destroying, or altering records, failing to furnish a report, or failing or refusing to furnish to the commission information concerning the name and address of persons from whom blueberries are received. The bill would authorize the commission to bring certain civil actions to enforce the bill's provisions and regulations adopted pursuant to these provisions. The bill would also authorize the commission to recommend to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture the adoption of blueberry quality standards, product labeling, or marketing activity, as provided.
Who sponsors AB 606?
AB 606 is sponsored by Ma.
What is the current status of AB 606?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2009. Enacted.
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