AB 1141 — Agricultural lands: agricultural and livestock producers: agricultural pass program: disaster access to farm lands.

Summary

Existing law authorizes, upon the approval of a county board of supervisors, a county agricultural commissioner or other designated agency to establish within the county a livestock pass program for the purpose of issuing identification documents granting any qualifying livestock producer or a managerial employee of the qualifying livestock producer, access to the qualifying livestock producer's ranch property, or to the ranch property owned by another holder of a livestock pass with permission, during or following a flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or other disaster, as provided. Existing law provides that access by a livestock passholder to areas closed by specified public safety personnel where a menace to public health or safety exists during a calamity may only be granted by the incident commander, a law enforcement official having jurisdiction, or their designee. Existing law requires, when this access is granted by emergency response personnel other than the incident commander, that the emergency response personnel notify incident command when they grant the livestock passholder access. Existing law provides that a livestock pass issued by a county in which a livestock pass or equivalent program was established before January 1, 2022, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this livestock pass law until the expiration date noted on the livestock pass or until December 31, 2025, whichever date occurs first. Existing law requires, on or before July 1, 2023, the State Fire Marshal, with the involvement of the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee, to develop a curriculum for livestock producers eligible for this livestock pass program. This bill would change the name of the "livestock pass program" to the "agricultural pass program" and make conforming changes. The bill would also make the agricultural pass program applicable to qualified agricultural producers, as defined, and their managerial employees. The bill would end the exemption that requires a county-authorized pass under an equivalent county program that was established before January 1, 2022, to be deemed in compliance with these state requirements. The bill would require a curriculum for the agricultural pass program to be developed by July 1, 2024, and would authorize the State Fire Marshal to utilize or adopt a curriculum already developed for a program equivalent to the agricultural pass program. To the extent this bill would impose additional duties on a county board of supervisors in approving agricultural passes for qualified agricultural producers, the bill would impose a state-mandated program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Amended 06/13/23 - Amended Senate Current pdf June 13, 2023
• Amended 03/23/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 23, 2023
• Introduced 02/15/23 - Introduced pdf February 15, 2023
• AB1141 View text html

Action History

1. July 03, 2023

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

2. June 15, 2023

   In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

3. June 13, 2023

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

4. May 31, 2023

   In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

5. May 24, 2023

   Referred to Com. on AGRI.

6. May 11, 2023

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

7. May 11, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1523.)

8. May 04, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

9. May 03, 2023

   From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 3).

10. April 18, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. March 29, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

12. March 27, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

13. March 23, 2023

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

14. March 02, 2023

    Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and E.M.

15. February 16, 2023

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

16. February 15, 2023

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Megan Dahle · Primary

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