California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 703 — Diseased animals: laboratory services.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 495, Statutes of 2021.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to periodically publish and make available a list of reportable conditions that pose or may pose significant threats to public health, animal health, the environment, or the food supply. Under existing law, the document is known as the List of Reportable Conditions for Animals and Animal Products. Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and requires any moneys that are directed by law to be paid into the fund to be expended solely for the enforcement of the law under which the moneys were derived. This bill would make it unlawful for a person to establish, operate, or maintain a laboratory providing services for the examination, diagnosis, analysis, testing, quantifying, or identification of any emergency or regulatory condition of poultry and livestock, which would include all diseases or conditions listed as emergency or regulatory conditions in the List of Reportable Conditions for Animals and Animal Products, unless the person obtains a certificate from the department authorizing the person to establish, operate, and maintain a laboratory that provides these services. The bill would exclude a laboratory approved, certified, or accredited by the state or the federal government to provide equivalent services from these requirements. The bill would require the department to prescribe procedures and requirements for certification of these laboratories and to develop regulations to implement these provisions. Before issuing a certificate, the bill would require the department to collect an application or renewal fee from an applicant, which the department would be authorized to adjust to cover its reasonable costs to implement laboratory certification requirements. The bill would authorize a civil penalty against a person who violates these provisions, as provided. The bill would require the proceeds of the application and renewal fees and any civil penalty to be deposited into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Existing law provides that a violation of any law relating to animal and poultry quarantine and pest control is a misdemeanor. This bill would provide that a violation of the bill's provisions is not a crime.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 495, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2335.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2612.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 26).

  9. August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 6).

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. Coauthors revised.

  14. Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and JUD.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 887.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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

  19. Set for hearing April 19.

  20. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 688.) (April 6).

  22. Set for hearing April 6.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 552.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  25. Set for hearing March 18.

  26. Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and JUD.

  27. Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)

  28. (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)

  29. Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.

  30. Read first time.

  31. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  32. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Mathis

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB703 Hurtado et al. Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4000
Unaffiliated 23000
Democratic 12001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Nielsen — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Roth — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Min — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Newman — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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SB 703 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Salas

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 25001
Unaffiliated 44000
Republican 9000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 6000
Republican 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 2000
Democratic 2000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Chiu — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 3000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gray — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar SB703

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 11002
Republican 4000
Unaffiliated 23000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Melendez — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Roth — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Min — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6000
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 703 do?
Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to periodically publish and make available a list of reportable conditions that pose or may pose significant threats to public health, animal health, the environment, or the food supply. Under existing law, the document is known as the List of Reportable Conditions for Animals and Animal Products. Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and requires any moneys that are directed by law to be paid into the fund to be expended solely for the enforcement of the law under which the moneys were derived. This bill would make it unlawful for a person to establish, operate, or maintain a laboratory providing services for the examination, diagnosis, analysis, testing, quantifying, or identification of any emergency or regulatory condition of poultry and livestock, which would include all diseases or conditions listed as emergency or regulatory conditions in the List of Reportable Conditions for Animals and Animal Products, unless the person obtains a certificate from the department authorizing the person to establish, operate, and maintain a laboratory that provides these services. The bill would exclude a laboratory approved, certified, or accredited by the state or the federal government to provide equivalent services from these requirements. The bill would require the department to prescribe procedures and requirements for certification of these laboratories and to develop regulations to implement these provisions. Before issuing a certificate, the bill would require the department to collect an application or renewal fee from an applicant, which the department would be authorized to adjust to cover its reasonable costs to implement laboratory certification requirements. The bill would authorize a civil penalty against a person who violates these provisions, as provided. The bill would require the proceeds of the application and renewal fees and any civil penalty to be deposited into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Existing law provides that a violation of any law relating to animal and poultry quarantine and pest control is a misdemeanor. This bill would provide that a violation of the bill's provisions is not a crime.
Who sponsors SB 703?
SB 703 is sponsored by Hurtado, Melissa (Democratic) and Mathis.
What is the current status of SB 703?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 703?
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