California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 602 — Food safety.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 309, Statutes of 2010.

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

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Summary

The California Retail Food Code provides for the regulation of health and sanitation standards for retail food facilities by the State Department of Public Health. Under existing law, a violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. Local health agencies are primarily responsible for enforcing this law. This law generally requires food facilities, except temporary food facilities, to have an owner or employee who has successfully passed an approved and accredited food safety certification examination from an accredited food protection manager certification organization, except as specified. This bill would require at least one of the accredited food safety certification examinations to be offered online. This bill would also require, with specified exceptions, a food handler, as defined, who is hired prior to June 1, 2011, to obtain a food handler card on or before July 1, 2011. The bill would require food handlers hired after June 1, 2011, to obtain a food handler card within 30 days of his or her date of hire. It would require each food handler to maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as a food handler. This bill would exempt from compliance any food handler subject to an existing local food handler program that took effect prior to January 1, 2009, and would also require a food facility that employs food handlers to maintain records documenting that each food handler employed by the facility possesses a food handler card. The bill would require at least one food handler training course to cost no more than $15 and, if a training course is not available at that cost, would remove the requirement to obtain a food handler card. By creating a new crime and expanding the duties of local enforcement officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 309, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 4975.) To enrollment.

  5. Urgency clause adopted.

  6. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4954.)

  7. (For vote only.)

  8. Set for hearing August 26.

  9. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4565.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  10. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  11. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  12. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 6238.) To Senate.

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. (Heard in committee on June 30).

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. (Heard in committee on March 23.)

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  20. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  21. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  23. (Heard in committee on September 10.)

  24. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  27. To Com. on G.O.

  28. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  29. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 1182.) To Assembly.

  30. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  31. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 5. Page 1073.)

  32. (Suspense - for vote only.)

  33. Set for hearing May 28.

  34. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  35. Placed on APPR suspense file.

  36. Set for hearing May 11.

  37. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  38. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3. Page 639.)

  39. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  40. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 7. Noes 3. Page 556.)

  41. Set for hearing April 22 in REV. & TAX. pending receipt.

  42. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  43. Set for hearing April 15.

  44. To Coms. on HEALTH and REV. & TAX.

  45. Read first time.

  46. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 31.

  47. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

  • DeSaulnier
  • Denham

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB602 Padilla Urgency Clause

Passed 31 Yea · 1 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29107
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 31108
% of votes cast 78%3%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 602 Padilla Third Reading Urgency By CALDERON

Passed 85 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2001
Unaffiliated 80104
Republican 3000
Total 85105
% of votes cast 93%1%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Perez — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Monning — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — 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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Do pass.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Conway — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Coto — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 23 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21003
Republican 2000
Total 23003
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Bonnie — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Be referred to Committee on Health.

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
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Silva — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB602 Padilla

Passed 24 Yea · 13 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221203
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241303
% of votes cast 60%33%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Yee — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Runner — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7501
Total 7501
% of votes cast 54%38%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation.

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8201
Republican 0100
Total 8301
% of votes cast 67%25%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 602 do?
The California Retail Food Code provides for the regulation of health and sanitation standards for retail food facilities by the State Department of Public Health. Under existing law, a violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. Local health agencies are primarily responsible for enforcing this law. This law generally requires food facilities, except temporary food facilities, to have an owner or employee who has successfully passed an approved and accredited food safety certification examination from an accredited food protection manager certification organization, except as specified. This bill would require at least one of the accredited food safety certification examinations to be offered online. This bill would also require, with specified exceptions, a food handler, as defined, who is hired prior to June 1, 2011, to obtain a food handler card on or before July 1, 2011. The bill would require food handlers hired after June 1, 2011, to obtain a food handler card within 30 days of his or her date of hire. It would require each food handler to maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as a food handler. This bill would exempt from compliance any food handler subject to an existing local food handler program that took effect prior to January 1, 2009, and would also require a food facility that employs food handlers to maintain records documenting that each food handler employed by the facility possesses a food handler card. The bill would require at least one food handler training course to cost no more than $15 and, if a training course is not available at that cost, would remove the requirement to obtain a food handler card. By creating a new crime and expanding the duties of local enforcement officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 602?
SB 602 is sponsored by DeSaulnier, Denham, and Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 602?
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 SB 602?
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