California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 654 — Direct marketing: certified farmers' markets.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 409, Statutes of 2013.

  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, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires, until January 1, 2014, that every operator of a certified farmers' market remit to the Department of Food and Agriculture a fee equal to the number of certified producer certificates and other agricultural producers participating on each market day for the entire previous quarter to be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and used by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as specified. This bill would extend these provisions until January 1, 2018. (2) Existing law authorizes California farmers to transport for sale and sell California-grown fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables that they produce, directly to the public at a certified farmers' market, as specified. Existing law provides that it is unlawful for any person operating under these provisions to commit certain acts related to the conduct of farmers' markets, including to deceptively prepare, pack, place, deliver, load, ship, transport, or sell those products. Existing law, until January 1, 2014, provides that in lieu of prosecution, but not precluding suspension or revocation of certified producer's certificates or certified farmers' market certificates, the Secretary of Food and Agriculture or a county agricultural commissioner may levy a civil penalty against a person who violates these provisions or any regulation implemented pursuant to these provisions, as specified. This bill would extend the provision authorizing the civil penalty until January 1, 2018. (3) This bill would also make clarifying changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 409, Statutes of 2013.

  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 76. Noes 0. Page 3200.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (September 10).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3032.)

  7. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Coms. on AGRI. and APPR.

  9. Re-referred to Coms. on AGRI. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  10. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2180.).

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 12).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  17. Withdrawn from committee.

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

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

  20. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1332.)

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 1).

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  28. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Hall

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Evans

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 654 HALL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69002
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 76002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Daly — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — 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 Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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amendments be concurred in.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3003
Republican 1000
Total 4003
% of votes cast 57%0%0%43%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Atkins — Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB654 Hall By Evans

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 2001
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 0001
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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AB 654 HALL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65003
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 76003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Torres — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chau — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Perea — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Salas — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Torres — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Hall — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 654 do?
(1) Existing law requires, until January 1, 2014, that every operator of a certified farmers' market remit to the Department of Food and Agriculture a fee equal to the number of certified producer certificates and other agricultural producers participating on each market day for the entire previous quarter to be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and used by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as specified. This bill would extend these provisions until January 1, 2018. (2) Existing law authorizes California farmers to transport for sale and sell California-grown fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables that they produce, directly to the public at a certified farmers' market, as specified. Existing law provides that it is unlawful for any person operating under these provisions to commit certain acts related to the conduct of farmers' markets, including to deceptively prepare, pack, place, deliver, load, ship, transport, or sell those products. Existing law, until January 1, 2014, provides that in lieu of prosecution, but not precluding suspension or revocation of certified producer's certificates or certified farmers' market certificates, the Secretary of Food and Agriculture or a county agricultural commissioner may levy a civil penalty against a person who violates these provisions or any regulation implemented pursuant to these provisions, as specified. This bill would extend the provision authorizing the civil penalty until January 1, 2018. (3) This bill would also make clarifying changes.
Who sponsors AB 654?
AB 654 is sponsored by Evans and Hall.
What is the current status of AB 654?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
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