California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1810 — California Seed Law: exclusions: noncommercial seed sharing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 259, Statutes of 2016.

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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 08, 2016. 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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Seed Law (the seed law) regulates seed sold in California, and generally requires agricultural and vegetable seed that is sold in the state to be labeled in accordance with specified provisions. Specified penalties are prescribed for violating the provisions of the seed law. This bill would exclude from the labeling requirements of the seed law seed distributed or received by noncommercial seed sharing activity, as defined by the bill. The bill would authorize the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to require any entity that conducts noncommercial seed sharing activity to provide notification of its activity on a form created by the secretary. The bill would state that the Legislature declares, among other things, that the seed law is intended to support noncommercial seed sharing activities. The bill would authorize the Department of Food and Agriculture to post on its Internet Web site information about noncommercial seed sharing activity.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 259, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6163.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5124.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. 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. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 4501.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (April 20).

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Levine · Primary
  • Mathis · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Levine

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Mathis

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1810 LEVINE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Brown — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1810 Levine By Galgiani

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 3000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — 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

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AB 1810 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63106
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 73106
% of votes cast 91%1%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Chang — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11203
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 14204
% of votes cast 70%10%0%20%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6100
Republican 1001
Democratic 1000
Total 8101
% of votes cast 80%10%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1810 do?
The California Seed Law (the seed law) regulates seed sold in California, and generally requires agricultural and vegetable seed that is sold in the state to be labeled in accordance with specified provisions. Specified penalties are prescribed for violating the provisions of the seed law. This bill would exclude from the labeling requirements of the seed law seed distributed or received by noncommercial seed sharing activity, as defined by the bill. The bill would authorize the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to require any entity that conducts noncommercial seed sharing activity to provide notification of its activity on a form created by the secretary. The bill would state that the Legislature declares, among other things, that the seed law is intended to support noncommercial seed sharing activities. The bill would authorize the Department of Food and Agriculture to post on its Internet Web site information about noncommercial seed sharing activity.
Who sponsors AB 1810?
AB 1810 is sponsored by Levine and Mathis.
What is the current status of AB 1810?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2016. Enacted.
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