Existing law regulates the use of pesticides and authorizes the Director of Pesticide Regulation to adopt regulations to govern the possession, sale, or use of any pesticide, as prescribed. Existing law requires the use of any pesticide by any person to be in such a manner as to prevent substantial drift to nontarget areas. Existing law requires public property where public exposure is foreseeable to be posted with warning signs prior to pesticide applications, as specified. Existing law requires the director, and each county agricultural commissioner under the direction and supervision of the director, to enforce the provisions regulating the use of pesticides. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor.
California AB 2657 (20132014) — Wildlife habitat areas: use of anticoagulants.
Existing law regulates the use of pesticides and authorizes the Director of Pesticide Regulation to adopt regulations to govern the possession, sale, or use of any pesticide, as prescribed. Existing law requires the use of any pesticide by any person to be in such a manner as to prevent substantial drift to nontarget areas. Existing law requires public property where public exposure is foreseeable to be posted with warning signs prior to pesticide applications, as specified. Existing law requires the director, and each county agricultural commissioner under the direction and supervision of the director, to enforce the provisions regulating the use of pesticides. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor.
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. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. — 4–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bloom — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2014-02-23 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
2014-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2014-03-17 Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and W.,P. & W. referral-committee
2014-04-03 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2014-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-01 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-05 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-06 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2014-05-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 20. Page 5101.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-05 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2014-06-10 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2014-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-07 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-11 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 6. Page 4609.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-19 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-08-21 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 21. Page 6278.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-04 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2014-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 475, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fd46af5a-95fc-4b2c-b335-73d95bb90125. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).