California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1912 — California Apiary Research Commission.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 585, 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 16, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes various commissions to, among other things, promote agricultural products from the state and to conduct research and consumer education relating to those products. This bill would create the California Apiary Research 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 conduct research and education programs relating to honeybees and the beekeeping industry. The bill would authorize the commission to levy an assessment, as provided, on bee producers, as defined, and would authorize the expenditure of those funds for purposes of implementing and administering the bill's provisions, thereby making an appropriation. The bill, except as necessary to conduct an election, would not become operative until the producers, by referendum, vote in favor of the bill's provisions, as prescribed. The bill would provide that within 30 days after the effective date of the bill's provisions, the Secretary of Food and Agriculture shall, as specified, issue a public notice that the Department of Food and Agriculture is preparing a list of beekeepers who are eligible and may register, as specified, to vote on the implementation of these provisions. The bill would provide that a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 may be levied by the commission upon a person who willfully renders or furnishes a false report, statement, or record; fails to render or furnish a report, statement, or record required by the commission; affects the shipment of pollination units, bees, honey, or hive products to avoid payment of assessments; or secretes, destroys, or alters records that are required to be kept. The bill would authorize the commission to bring certain civil actions and other remedies to enforce the bill's provisions and regulations adopted pursuant to these provisions. The bill would also provide for the continuation and suspension of the operation of its provisions and for concluding the operations of the commission, including requiring the secretary to hold a public hearing every 5 years, as specified. (2) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 585, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:20 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 57. Noes 16. Page 6221.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 8. Page 4461.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 28).

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

  12. 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.

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

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 15. Page 5405.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

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

  19. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 20).

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  23. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  25. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

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

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Primary
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Evans

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Hancock
  • Ma

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1912 EVANS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 67 Yea · 17 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 641506
Democratic 2001
Republican 1200
Total 671707
% of votes cast 74%19%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
DeVore — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Jeffries — Not Voting
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Eng — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
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 Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1912 Evans By Hancock

Passed 27 Yea · 8 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26703
Republican 0100
Democratic 1001
Total 27804
% of votes cast 69%21%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Florez — Yea
Runner — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9101
Total 9101
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 1912 EVANS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 15 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 671404
Republican 1101
Total 711505
% of votes cast 78%16%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — 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
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Tom — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Nay
Cook — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Bill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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 Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12500
Democratic 1000
Total 13500
% of votes cast 72%28%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Coto — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1912 do?
(1) Existing law establishes various commissions to, among other things, promote agricultural products from the state and to conduct research and consumer education relating to those products. This bill would create the California Apiary Research 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 conduct research and education programs relating to honeybees and the beekeeping industry. The bill would authorize the commission to levy an assessment, as provided, on bee producers, as defined, and would authorize the expenditure of those funds for purposes of implementing and administering the bill's provisions, thereby making an appropriation. The bill, except as necessary to conduct an election, would not become operative until the producers, by referendum, vote in favor of the bill's provisions, as prescribed. The bill would provide that within 30 days after the effective date of the bill's provisions, the Secretary of Food and Agriculture shall, as specified, issue a public notice that the Department of Food and Agriculture is preparing a list of beekeepers who are eligible and may register, as specified, to vote on the implementation of these provisions. The bill would provide that a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 may be levied by the commission upon a person who willfully renders or furnishes a false report, statement, or record; fails to render or furnish a report, statement, or record required by the commission; affects the shipment of pollination units, bees, honey, or hive products to avoid payment of assessments; or secretes, destroys, or alters records that are required to be kept. The bill would authorize the commission to bring certain civil actions and other remedies to enforce the bill's provisions and regulations adopted pursuant to these provisions. The bill would also provide for the continuation and suspension of the operation of its provisions and for concluding the operations of the commission, including requiring the secretary to hold a public hearing every 5 years, as specified. (2) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors AB 1912?
AB 1912 is sponsored by Evans, Hancock, and Ma.
What is the current status of AB 1912?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2010. Enacted.
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