California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2720 — Public health: food access.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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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 requires the Department of Food and Agriculture, headed by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, to promote and protect the agricultural industry of the state. This bill would, until January 1, 2014, create the California Healthy Food Financing Initiative. It would require, by July 1, 2011, the Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Social Services, to prepare recommendations, to be presented upon request to the Legislature, regarding actions that need to be taken to promote food access in the state. The bill would also require, to the extent that federal funds are made available, the Department of Food and Agriculture to implement the initiative. The bill would require the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate efforts to maximize the funding opportunities provided by the federal 2010 Healthy Food Financing Initiative. The bill would create the California Healthy Food Financing Initiative Fund in the State Treasury, to be comprised of federal, state, and private funds, for the purpose of expanding access to healthy foods in underserved communities and, to the extent practicable, to leverage other funding, as specified. Moneys in the fund shall be expended upon appropriation by the Legislature.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 51. Noes 23. Page 6784.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6707.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 11. Page 4863.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. (Corrected August 24.)

  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. 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. In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 30).

  15. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  17. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 5473.)

  18. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  25. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  28. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Bass · Cosponsor
  • John A. Perez · Primary
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • John A. Perez

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Alquist
  • Bass
  • Galgiani
  • Hall

Not signed on (117)

117 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 2720 PEREZ, J. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 60 Yea · 26 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 562404
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 602604
% of votes cast 67%29%0%4%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Audra — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Gilmore — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Ma — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
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 AB2720 John A. Perez By Alquist

Passed 22 Yea · 11 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201007
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 221107
% of votes cast 55%28%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
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
Corbett — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — 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
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2720 PEREZ, J. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 62 Yea · 23 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 582205
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 622306
% of votes cast 68%25%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Conway — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Huffman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Bill — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Tom — Not Voting
Gilmore — Nay
Audra — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Lieu — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
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 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
Charles — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Conway — Nay
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

healthcare agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2720 do?
Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture, headed by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, to promote and protect the agricultural industry of the state. This bill would, until January 1, 2014, create the California Healthy Food Financing Initiative. It would require, by July 1, 2011, the Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Social Services, to prepare recommendations, to be presented upon request to the Legislature, regarding actions that need to be taken to promote food access in the state. The bill would also require, to the extent that federal funds are made available, the Department of Food and Agriculture to implement the initiative. The bill would require the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate efforts to maximize the funding opportunities provided by the federal 2010 Healthy Food Financing Initiative. The bill would create the California Healthy Food Financing Initiative Fund in the State Treasury, to be comprised of federal, state, and private funds, for the purpose of expanding access to healthy foods in underserved communities and, to the extent practicable, to leverage other funding, as specified. Moneys in the fund shall be expended upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Who sponsors AB 2720?
AB 2720 is sponsored by Alquist, Bass, John A. Perez, Galgiani, and Hall.
What is the current status of AB 2720?
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 2720?
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