(1) Existing law requires California and out-of-state egg handlers and producers to pay to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture a maximum fee of $0.05 for each 30 dozen eggs sold in this state, as provided. Any person who commits a 2nd or subsequent violation of these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. The fees paid to the secretary under these provisions are deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, a continuously appropriated fund for these purposes. The secretary is authorized to establish a lower rate for those fees if the funds derived from the assessment are more than reasonably necessary to cover the cost of administration and enforcement of the preparation for market and marketing of eggs, as specified.
California SB 549 (20112012) — Eggs: assessment fees.
(1) Existing law requires California and out-of-state egg handlers and producers to pay to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture a maximum fee of $0.05 for each 30 dozen eggs sold in this state, as provided. Any person who commits a 2nd or subsequent violation of these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. The fees paid to the secretary under these provisions are deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, a continuously appropriated fund for these purposes. The secretary is authorized to establish a lower rate for those fees if the funds derived from the assessment are more than reasonably necessary to cover the cost of administration and enforcement of the preparation for market and marketing of eggs, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 33–6 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 13–4 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
SB 549 Rubio Senate Third Reading By BERRYHILL — 67–12 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Rubio — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-18 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2011-03-03 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2011-04-08 Set for hearing May 3.
2011-05-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 845.) (May 3). 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: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 1014.) (May 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 6. Page 1178.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-09 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2011-06-14 Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-06-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (August 17). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 12. Page 2637.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-29 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2011-09-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2011-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 340, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/516d8333-22c3-4ab6-847c-2d681a46c6b7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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