AB 466 — Interstate shipments: market milk: 6 percent milk: Office of Farm to Fork: report.

Summary

(1) Existing law permits the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to enter into agreements with regulatory officials of other states and the United States Department of Agriculture to provide for the use of various pest risk mitigation measures at the place of origin of the shipment of the plants. Existing law specifies that the agreement may designate the plants or varieties of plants to which those measures are applied as being commodities that may be released upon arrival at ports of entry or terminals in this state without being held and inspected for compliance with standards and quarantine requirements. Existing law makes a violation of the Food and Agricultural Code a misdemeanor. This bill would expand the above-described provisions to shipments of bee colonies. (2) Existing law establishes milk standards for market milk and cream. Existing law authorizes the secretary, upon the request of any interested person, to grant a temporary standard for a new milk product or a new product resembling a milk product for an initial period of one year, as provided. Existing law requires that market milk, at the time of delivery to the consumer, contain not less than 3.5% of milk fat and not less than 8.7% of solids not fat, and provides that those minimum percentages of milk fats and solids not fat may vary by an amount no greater than 0.1 of 1%, if the total combined percentages of milk fat and solids not fat, at the time of delivery to the consumer, equals or exceeds 12.2%. This bill, notwithstanding the above requirements for market milk, would require that market milk, as described to include 6 percent milk, to contain not less than 6% of milk fat and not less than 8.7% of solids not fat at the time of delivery to the consumer, and would permit those minimum percentages of milk fat and solids not fat to vary by an amount no greater than 0.1 of 1%, if the total combined percentages of milk fat and solids not fat equals or exceeds 14.7% at the time of delivery to the consumer. The bill would authorize the secretary to establish milk standards for 6 percent milk sold in the state. The bill would require 6 percent milk to meet all standards and requirements for market milk, except as provided, and would require 6 percent milk to be labeled in accordance with applicable federal laws. The bill would require that the term "6 percent milk" or "6% milk" be used as the product name on the product label. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law creates the Office of Farm to Fork within the Department of Food and Agriculture, and requires the office, to the extent that resources are available, to work with various entities, as prescribed, to increase the amount of agricultural products available to underserved communities and schools in the state. Existing law also creates the Farm to Fork Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, which consists of money made available from federal, state, industry, and other sources, and continuously appropriates the money deposited in the account without regard to fiscal years to carry out the purposes of the office. Existing law, until January 1, 2020, requires the department, in any year in which funds are received into or expended from the account, to submit to the Legislature an overview of the account's income and expenditures. This bill would extend to January 1, 2025, the date until which the department would be required to submit that overview of the account to the Legislature. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/20/19 - Chaptered Current pdf September 20, 2019
• Enrolled 09/06/19 - Enrolled pdf September 06, 2019
• Amended 08/12/19 - Amended Senate pdf August 12, 2019
• Amended 06/25/19 - Amended Senate pdf June 25, 2019
• Amended 06/14/19 - Amended Senate pdf June 14, 2019
• Introduced 02/11/19 - Introduced pdf February 11, 2019
• AB466 View text html

Action History

1. September 20, 2019

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 301, Statutes of 2019.

2. September 20, 2019

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 11, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. September 05, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3007.).

5. August 27, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 26, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2291.).

7. August 20, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

8. August 19, 2019

   From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

9. August 12, 2019

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

10. July 24, 2019

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

11. July 02, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. June 25, 2019

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

13. June 19, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

14. June 14, 2019

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

15. June 06, 2019

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

16. May 29, 2019

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

17. May 28, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2025.)

18. May 20, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

19. May 16, 2019

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 16).

20. April 10, 2019

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

21. March 28, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

22. February 21, 2019

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

23. February 12, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

24. February 11, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Committee on Agriculture · Primary

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