California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2470 — California Seed Law.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2014.

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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 21, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the California Seed Law, regulates seed sold in California, and requires each container of agricultural seed that is for sale or sold within this state for sowing purposes to be labeled, as specified, unless the sale is an occasional sale of seed grain by the producer of the seed grain to his neighbor for use by the purchaser within the county of production. Existing law defines "person" for purposes of the California Seed Law to mean an individual, partnership, trust association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or organization. This bill would clarify that definition of "person" to include corporations. The bill would also clarify the term "neighbor" for purposes of the labeling requirements specified above to mean a person who lives in close proximity, not to exceed 3 miles, to another. The bill would revise a statement of legislative intent to include ensuring that the amount of seed represented on a tag or label is properly identified. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, by regulation, to adopt a list of plants and crops that the secretary finds are or may be grown in this state from agricultural or vegetable seed. This bill would instead authorize the secretary, by regulation, to adopt a list of plants and crops that the secretary finds are or may be grown in this state. The bill would also prohibit a city, county, or district, including a charter city or county, from adopting or enforcing an ordinance on or after January 1, 2015, that regulates plants, crops, or seeds without the consent of the secretary. The bill would make other nonsubstantive changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 2. Page 5953.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4367.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  11. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4852.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30).

  16. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

  17. Read first time.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  19. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Salas · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Salas

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2470 SALAS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71100
Democratic 3100
Republican 3000
Total 77200
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Gray — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chesbro — Nay
Daly — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 2001
Total 34006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hill — Yea
Liu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Correa — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2470 SALAS Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66006
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 73006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Daly — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2470 do?
Existing law, the California Seed Law, regulates seed sold in California, and requires each container of agricultural seed that is for sale or sold within this state for sowing purposes to be labeled, as specified, unless the sale is an occasional sale of seed grain by the producer of the seed grain to his neighbor for use by the purchaser within the county of production. Existing law defines "person" for purposes of the California Seed Law to mean an individual, partnership, trust association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or organization. This bill would clarify that definition of "person" to include corporations. The bill would also clarify the term "neighbor" for purposes of the labeling requirements specified above to mean a person who lives in close proximity, not to exceed 3 miles, to another. The bill would revise a statement of legislative intent to include ensuring that the amount of seed represented on a tag or label is properly identified. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, by regulation, to adopt a list of plants and crops that the secretary finds are or may be grown in this state from agricultural or vegetable seed. This bill would instead authorize the secretary, by regulation, to adopt a list of plants and crops that the secretary finds are or may be grown in this state. The bill would also prohibit a city, county, or district, including a charter city or county, from adopting or enforcing an ordinance on or after January 1, 2015, that regulates plants, crops, or seeds without the consent of the secretary. The bill would make other nonsubstantive changes.
Who sponsors AB 2470?
AB 2470 is sponsored by Salas.
What is the current status of AB 2470?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2470?
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