California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 2 D cosponsors

AB 2465 — Equity: socially disadvantaged groups and organizations: grants.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Gipson.

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

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

(1) Existing law, the Farmer Equity Act of 2017, requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to ensure the inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, defined as a member of a socially disadvantaged group, as defined, in the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of food and agriculture laws, regulations, and policies and programs, as specified. This bill would expand the definition of socially disadvantaged group to include descendants of enslaved persons in the United States. (2) Existing law establishes the Wildlife Conservation Board, the Department of Conservation, the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the State Coastal Conservancy, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and the Department of Water Resources. Existing law authorizes these persons and entities to award grants, as provided. This bill would require those persons and entities, until January 1, 2031, when awarding certain grants, to prioritize the awarding of grant funding to socially disadvantaged organizations by awarding additional points equal to 15% of the total points available for scoring, as specified. The bill would define "socially disadvantaged organization" for that purpose to mean a nonprofit organization that has (1) , as a majority of its board of directors, members who are descendants of enslaved persons in the United States, and (2) articles of incorporation stating certain information. The bill would also require grant applications submitted by a socially disadvantaged organization to include an affidavit executed by each member of its board of directors that the organization meets specified requirements. (3) This bill would make its provisions severable.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Gipson.

  2. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9.).

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 15).

  8. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 3. Page 5480.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 16).

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

  16. Measure version as amended on April 10 corrected.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Coauthors revised.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8).

  22. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and W., P., & W.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB2465 Gipson et al. By Hurtado

Passed 31 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Democratic 21100
Republican 0700
Total 31900
% of votes cast 78%23%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5001
Unaffiliated 2000
Republican 0201
Total 7202
% of votes cast 64%18%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Eggman — Yea
Min — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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AB 2465 Gipson Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 3 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 45002
Republican 2308
Unaffiliated 12008
Total 593018
% of votes cast 74%4%0%23%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Ting — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wood — Yea
Low — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Essayli — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Friedman — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Not Voting
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
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
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Not Voting
Wallis, Greg Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9000
Unaffiliated 2100
Republican 0300
Total 11400
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Villapudua — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Nay

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

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1101
Unaffiliated 2002
Democratic 8000
Total 11103
% of votes cast 73%7%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Villapudua — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Water, Parks, and Wildlife]

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2000
Republican 1002
Democratic 6000
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Friedman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Hoover, Josh Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

civil-rights agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2465 do?
(1) Existing law, the Farmer Equity Act of 2017, requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to ensure the inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, defined as a member of a socially disadvantaged group, as defined, in the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of food and agriculture laws, regulations, and policies and programs, as specified. This bill would expand the definition of socially disadvantaged group to include descendants of enslaved persons in the United States. (2) Existing law establishes the Wildlife Conservation Board, the Department of Conservation, the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the State Coastal Conservancy, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and the Department of Water Resources. Existing law authorizes these persons and entities to award grants, as provided. This bill would require those persons and entities, until January 1, 2031, when awarding certain grants, to prioritize the awarding of grant funding to socially disadvantaged organizations by awarding additional points equal to 15% of the total points available for scoring, as specified. The bill would define "socially disadvantaged organization" for that purpose to mean a nonprofit organization that has (1) , as a majority of its board of directors, members who are descendants of enslaved persons in the United States, and (2) articles of incorporation stating certain information. The bill would also require grant applications submitted by a socially disadvantaged organization to include an affidavit executed by each member of its board of directors that the organization meets specified requirements. (3) This bill would make its provisions severable.
Who sponsors AB 2465?
AB 2465 is sponsored by Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Addis, Dawn (Democratic), and Villapudua.
What is the current status of AB 2465?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2465?
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