--- type: "Bill" title: "Certified mobile farmers' markets." description: "Existing law requires a certified farmers' market operator to annually register with the Department of Food and Agriculture by applying for and obtaining a certificate from a county agricultural commissioner that is valid for up to 12 months from the date of issue. Existing law requires a producer, as defined, to register with the department by applying for and obtaining a certificate from the county agricultural commissioner's office in the county in which the producer's land or facility is located before selling at a certified farmers' market. Existing law requires the county agricultural commissioner to issue to the producer a certified producer's certificate upon approval of an application. Existing law makes it unlawful for a person or entity, or employee or agent of that person or entity, to make a statement, representation, or assertion relating to the sale or availability of agricultural products that is false, deceptive, or misleading, as specified, and makes a violation of those provisions a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6 months, by a fine not exceeding $2,500, or both the fine and imprisonment." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20232024" identifier: "AB 2786" citation: "California AB 2786 (20232024)" classification: ["bill", "appropriation"] subjects: ["Certified mobile farmers' markets"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Bonta"] version_count: 8 action_count: 30 vote_count: 8 first_action: "2024-02-15" last_action: "2024-09-28" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/644bda3f-1a97-4eba-9e1a-e9cadde4cf49" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2786" source_hash: "96c78c3170ec7526a43685624eb369426d416fbe257be1aca5e992a16ff5a0d5" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California AB 2786 (20232024) — Certified mobile farmers' markets. Existing law requires a certified farmers' market operator to annually register with the Department of Food and Agriculture by applying for and obtaining a certificate from a county agricultural commissioner that is valid for up to 12 months from the date of issue. Existing law requires a producer, as defined, to register with the department by applying for and obtaining a certificate from the county agricultural commissioner's office in the county in which the producer's land or facility is located before selling at a certified farmers' market. Existing law requires the county agricultural commissioner to issue to the producer a certified producer's certificate upon approval of an application. Existing law makes it unlawful for a person or entity, or employee or agent of that person or entity, to make a statement, representation, or assertion relating to the sale or availability of agricultural products that is false, deceptive, or misleading, as specified, and makes a violation of those provisions a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6 months, by a fine not exceeding $2,500, or both the fine and imprisonment. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/15/24 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2786&version=20230AB278699INT) 2. **05/16/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2786&version=20230AB278698AMD) 3. **06/17/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2786&version=20230AB278697AMD) 4. **08/15/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2786&version=20230AB278696AMD) 5. **08/23/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2786&version=20230AB278695AMD) 6. **09/28/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2786&version=20230AB278693CHP) 7. **AB2786** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2786) 8. **08/31/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2786&version=20230AB278694ENR) ## Votes - AB 2786 Bonta Assembly Third Reading — **73–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **16–0** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading AB2786 Bonta et al. By Hurtado — **40–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass as amended. — **11–0** (pass) · lower - Placed on suspense file — **6–0** (pass) · upper - AB 2786 Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **77–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **10–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Bonta — primary (person) - Rubio — coauthor (person) - Weber — coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2024-02-15** Read first time. To print. `reading-1` - **2024-02-16** From printer. May be heard in committee March 17. - **2024-03-04** Referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee` - **2024-04-12** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - **2024-04-24** Coauthors revised. - **2024-04-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2024-05-15** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee` - **2024-05-16** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. - **2024-05-16** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5215.) - **2024-05-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 16). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage` - **2024-05-16** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-05-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-05-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5386.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-05-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1` - **2024-05-29** Referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee` - **2024-06-13** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 12). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee` - **2024-06-17** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee` - **2024-06-24** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee` - **2024-08-15** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 15). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage` - **2024-08-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-08-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-08-23** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-08-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-08-27** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. - **2024-08-28** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. - **2024-08-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. - **2024-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2024-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 915, Statutes of 2024. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/644bda3f-1a97-4eba-9e1a-e9cadde4cf49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).