California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 557 — Food donations and pupil meals: schools.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 285, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Retail Food Code establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities and various types of food. Under existing law, local health agencies are primarily responsible for enforcing the California Retail Food Code. A violation of any of these provisions is a crime. Existing law generally prohibits food that is unused or returned by the consumer, after being served or sold and in the possession of a consumer, from being offered as food for human consumption. Existing law authorizes a container of food that is not potentially hazardous to be transferred from one consumer to another if the food is dispensed so that it is protected from contamination and the container is closed between uses or if the food is in an unopened original package and is maintained in sound condition, and if the food is checked periodically on a regular basis. This bill would exempt from this prohibition specified food that food service staff, pupils, and faculty return to a sharing table at a local educational agency, as defined, and that is made available to pupils during the course of a regular school meal time or then donated to a food bank or any other nonprofit charitable organization, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Education to update specified guidelines on the donation of leftover food.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 285, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2480.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2854.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  9. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 23).

  10. Coauthors revised.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 20).

  14. June 13 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

  15. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and ED.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1073.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  19. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  20. Set for hearing May 15.

  21. May 8 hearing postponed by committee.

  22. Set for hearing May 8.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 848.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  25. Set for hearing April 26.

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 624.) (April 5).

  27. Set for hearing April 5.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  29. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and ED.

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gonzalez Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • Hernandez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hernandez

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent SB557

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 557 Hernandez Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53005
Democratic 14001
Republican 6000
Total 73006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chu — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 557 do?
The California Retail Food Code establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities and various types of food. Under existing law, local health agencies are primarily responsible for enforcing the California Retail Food Code. A violation of any of these provisions is a crime. Existing law generally prohibits food that is unused or returned by the consumer, after being served or sold and in the possession of a consumer, from being offered as food for human consumption. Existing law authorizes a container of food that is not potentially hazardous to be transferred from one consumer to another if the food is dispensed so that it is protected from contamination and the container is closed between uses or if the food is in an unopened original package and is maintained in sound condition, and if the food is checked periodically on a regular basis. This bill would exempt from this prohibition specified food that food service staff, pupils, and faculty return to a sharing table at a local educational agency, as defined, and that is made available to pupils during the course of a regular school meal time or then donated to a food bank or any other nonprofit charitable organization, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Education to update specified guidelines on the donation of leftover food.
Who sponsors SB 557?
SB 557 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher and Hernandez.
What is the current status of SB 557?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 557?
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