(1) Existing law establishes the California Avocado Commission within the state government composed of 10 avocado producers, as specified, to, among other duties, promote the sale of avocados. Existing law requires the commission to establish 5 districts within the state, each representing 20% of the avocado production in the state, and to reapportion those districts every 5th year according to specified procedures, including by determining the average number of pounds of fruit produced in each ZIP Code area in the 2 crop years prior to a specified referendum. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to willfully fail to render or furnish a report, statement, or record required by the commission.
California AB 914 (20112012) — State Commissions: market information.
(1) Existing law establishes the California Avocado Commission within the state government composed of 10 avocado producers, as specified, to, among other duties, promote the sale of avocados. Existing law requires the commission to establish 5 districts within the state, each representing 20% of the avocado production in the state, and to reapportion those districts every 5th year according to specified procedures, including by determining the average number of pounds of fruit produced in each ZIP Code area in the 2 crop years prior to a specified referendum. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to willfully fail to render or furnish a report, statement, or record required by the commission.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
AB 914 ATKINS Consent Calendar Second Day — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Atkins — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2011-03-14 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2011-04-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-05 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 4). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1355.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-12 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-05-26 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2011-06-13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-11 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2011-07-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-13 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2011-08-15 From Special Consent Calendar pursuant to Joint Rule 22.2.
2011-08-15 Ordered to third reading.
2011-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2078.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2749.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2011-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 322, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/31899d98-5965-40d2-a288-f4138b228fbe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).