Existing law creates in the Department of Food and Agriculture the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee, composed as specified, with specified powers and duties, including, among others, the authority to develop, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, a statewide citrus-specific pest and disease workplan that includes informational programs to educate and train residential owners of citrus fruit, local communities, groups, and individuals on the prevention of pests, and diseases and their vectors, specific to citrus and programs for surveying, detecting, analyzing, and treating citrus pests and diseases. Existing law authorizes the imposition of a monthly assessment on citrus producers, as provided, for specified related purposes, and requires the assessment to be remitted to the department and deposited into the Citrus Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, which funds in that account are available upon appropriation by the Legislature.
California AB 604 (20092010) — Pest control: citrus disease prevention.
Existing law creates in the Department of Food and Agriculture the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee, composed as specified, with specified powers and duties, including, among others, the authority to develop, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, a statewide citrus-specific pest and disease workplan that includes informational programs to educate and train residential owners of citrus fruit, local communities, groups, and individuals on the prevention of pests, and diseases and their vectors, specific to citrus and programs for surveying, detecting, analyzing, and treating citrus pests and diseases. Existing law authorizes the imposition of a monthly assessment on citrus producers, as provided, for specified related purposes, and requires the assessment to be remitted to the department and deposited into the Citrus Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, which funds in that account are available upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Assembly 3rd Reading AB604 De Leon Urgency Clause — pass (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
AB 604 FULLER Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
AB 604 DE LEON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass. — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
De Leon — primary (person)
Fuller — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-25 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2009-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
2009-03-16 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2009-04-16 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2009-04-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2009-05-04 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-05-05 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-06 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2009-05-13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2009-05-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-05-29 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-06-01 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1846.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-06-11 Referred to Com. on F. & A. referral-committee
2009-07-07 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-08-17 In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
2009-08-31 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 27). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-09-03 To inactive file on motion of Senator Maldonado.
2010-03-22 From inactive file.
2010-03-22 To second reading.
2010-03-23 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2010-03-24 Read third time, amended. To second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2010-03-25 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2010-03-25 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). referral-committee
2010-04-05 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2010-04-12 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-04-13 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2010-04-15 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3199.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-04-15 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after April 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2010-04-22 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4786.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2010-04-27 Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
2010-04-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2010-04-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 17, Statutes of 2010.
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