(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of Food and Agriculture, with the prior approval of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Department of Health Care Services, to reproduce or distribute biological control organisms that are not detrimental to the public health and safety that are known to be useful in reducing or preventing plant or animal damage due to pests or diseases. Existing law prohibits the department from engaging in the production of beneficial organisms when those organisms are available for purchase from commercial sources.
California SB 1018 (20132014) — Pest control: citrus disease prevention.
(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of Food and Agriculture, with the prior approval of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Department of Health Care Services, to reproduce or distribute biological control organisms that are not detrimental to the public health and safety that are known to be useful in reducing or preventing plant or animal damage due to pests or diseases. Existing law prohibits the department from engaging in the production of beneficial organisms when those organisms are available for purchase from commercial sources.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1018 De León Concurrence — 36–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1018 De León Senate Third Reading By OLSEN — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading SB1018 De León — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
De León — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-18 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2014-03-21 Set for hearing April 1.
2014-03-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3018.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-11 Set for hearing April 28.
2014-04-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3277.) (April 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-04-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3327.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-05-12 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2014-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-30 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-07-02 Hearing postponed by committee.
2014-08-06 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6238.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-21 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4720.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 924, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ea5cbce3-f6c9-4070-a928-5c6cd0c42566. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).