California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1401 — Transition to Organics Act.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits a food from being sold as organic unless it meets certain criteria, and accurate and specific records are kept detailing its production, handling, and sale. This bill would enact the California Transition to Organics Act of 2009. The bill would establish the Transition to Organics Fund in the State Treasury, which would consist of moneys from federal, industry, and citizen sources. The bill would limit the expenditure of moneys from the fund to providing financial assistance to persons who transition their uncertified farms to certified organic farms and to covering administrative and operational expenses incurred in administering the act, as specified. The fund would be administered by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, as provided, and the secretary would be authorized to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the act. The bill would also authorize the secretary to levy a civil penalty, as provided, upon a person who renders or furnishes false information to the secretary under the act.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 62. Noes 14. Page 3299.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 2318.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. (Corrected September 8.)

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

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

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 5.) (July 23).

  13. (Page 1804.)

  14. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  15. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 7).

  16. Referred to Com. on F. & A.

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

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 1732.)

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 13).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  24. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

  27. Read first time.

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

  29. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Ma

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Huffman
  • Leno

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1401 Ma Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 74 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 701303
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 741404
% of votes cast 80%15%0%4%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — 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
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Not Voting
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Leon — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — 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 Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1401 Ma By Leno

Passed 24 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221204
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 241205
% of votes cast 59%29%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8500
Total 8500
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay

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AB 1401 MA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 17 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 651504
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 711704
% of votes cast 77%18%0%4%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Audra — Nay
Saldana — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15400
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16500
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Hall — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Miller — Nay
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1401 do?
Existing law prohibits a food from being sold as organic unless it meets certain criteria, and accurate and specific records are kept detailing its production, handling, and sale. This bill would enact the California Transition to Organics Act of 2009. The bill would establish the Transition to Organics Fund in the State Treasury, which would consist of moneys from federal, industry, and citizen sources. The bill would limit the expenditure of moneys from the fund to providing financial assistance to persons who transition their uncertified farms to certified organic farms and to covering administrative and operational expenses incurred in administering the act, as specified. The fund would be administered by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, as provided, and the secretary would be authorized to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the act. The bill would also authorize the secretary to levy a civil penalty, as provided, upon a person who renders or furnishes false information to the secretary under the act.
Who sponsors AB 1401?
AB 1401 is sponsored by Huffman, Leno, and Ma.
What is the current status of AB 1401?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1401?
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