Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, requires, on and after January 1, 2011, each food facility in the state that operates under common ownership or control with at least 19 other food facilities with the same name in the state and that offers for sale substantially the same menu items or that meets other specified criteria to disclose calorie content information per standard menu item, as specified. The State Department of Public Health administers and local enforcement agencies enforce this code. Existing law provides that, on and after July 1, 2009, a food facility that violates these provisions is guilty of an infraction.
California SB 20 (20112012) — Food facilities: menu labeling.
Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, requires, on and after January 1, 2011, each food facility in the state that operates under common ownership or control with at least 19 other food facilities with the same name in the state and that offers for sale substantially the same menu items or that meets other specified criteria to disclose calorie content information per standard menu item, as specified. The State Department of Public Health administers and local enforcement agencies enforce this code. Existing law provides that, on and after July 1, 2009, a food facility that violates these provisions is guilty of an infraction.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB20 Padilla Concurrence — 38–1 (pass) · upper
SB 20 Padilla Senate Third Reading By LARA — 77–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 34–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
SB 20 Padilla Senate Third Reading By LARA Amend By LARA Set #1 — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Padilla — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2010-12-06 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2010-12-07 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 6.
2011-01-20 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2011-04-25 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-04-28 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2011-04-29 Set for hearing May 4.
2011-05-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 885.) (May 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-06 Set for hearing May 16.
2011-05-17 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2011-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 2. Page 1140.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-27 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-09 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2011-06-21 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-06-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-07-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-08-18 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 17). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-22 From consent calendar.
2011-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2011-08-31 Read third time and amended. (Page 2709.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-08-31 Ordered to third reading.
2011-09-02 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2811.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-09-02 Ordered to third reading.
2011-09-07 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2990.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-09-07 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-09-08 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 2404.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2011-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 415, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/61508595-aeef-4b71-9ade-205352590906. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).