California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 537 — Farmers' markets: electronic benefit transfers.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 435, Statutes of 2010.

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  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 76% · 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.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits to needy Californians. This bill would allow an interested collective group or association of produce sellers that is Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) authorized and in a flea market, farmers' market, or certified farmers' market to initiate and operate an EBT acceptance system in the market, as specified. The bill would provide that an individual produce seller in a market is not prohibited from operating his or her own individual EBT acceptance activity as part of that seller's personal business customer transaction offering.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 435, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 56. Noes 14. Page 6565.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6562.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 4788.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).

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

  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 22).

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 3. Page 3896.)

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (January 21).

  23. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  25. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  26. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  28. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  31. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Caballero
  • Solorio

Not signed on (119)

119 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 537 ARAMBULA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 67 Yea · 15 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 631308
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 671508
% of votes cast 74%17%0%9%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Audra — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Not Voting
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB537 Arambula By Leno

Passed 24 Yea · 12 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221104
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241204
% of votes cast 60%30%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Runner — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Huff — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Total 7400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 537 ARAMBULA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 4 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 703011
Democratic 3000
Republican 2100
Total 754011
% of votes cast 83%4%0%12%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
Audra — Nay
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15401
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16501
% of votes cast 73%23%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Conway — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 537 do?
Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits to needy Californians. This bill would allow an interested collective group or association of produce sellers that is Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) authorized and in a flea market, farmers' market, or certified farmers' market to initiate and operate an EBT acceptance system in the market, as specified. The bill would provide that an individual produce seller in a market is not prohibited from operating his or her own individual EBT acceptance activity as part of that seller's personal business customer transaction offering.
Who sponsors AB 537?
AB 537 is sponsored by Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Caballero, and Solorio.
What is the current status of AB 537?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 537?
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