Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture and sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, enforcement of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. The act prohibits specified persons from distributing any packaged commodity that is not in conformity with prescribed packaging and labeling requirements, except as provided. The act prohibits a container wherein commodities are packed to have a false bottom, false sidewalls, false lid or covering, or to be constructed or filled as to facilitate the perpetration of deception or fraud. The act prohibits a commodities container, or a food container subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act from being made, formed, or filled as to be misleading. The act provides that a container that does not allow a consumer to fully view its contents violates this provision if it contains nonfunctional slack fill. The act provides that nonfunctional slack fill is the empty space in a package that is filled to less than its capacity for other than specified reasons. However, existing law provides that these state provisions regarding food containers are operative only to the extent they are identical to specified federal requirements.
California SB 465 (20132014) — Packaging and labeling: containers: slack fill.
Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture and sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, enforcement of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. The act prohibits specified persons from distributing any packaged commodity that is not in conformity with prescribed packaging and labeling requirements, except as provided. The act prohibits a container wherein commodities are packed to have a false bottom, false sidewalls, false lid or covering, or to be constructed or filled as to facilitate the perpetration of deception or fraud. The act prohibits a commodities container, or a food container subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act from being made, formed, or filled as to be misleading. The act provides that a container that does not allow a consumer to fully view its contents violates this provision if it contains nonfunctional slack fill. The act provides that nonfunctional slack fill is the empty space in a package that is filled to less than its capacity for other than specified reasons. However, existing law provides that these state provisions regarding food containers are operative only to the extent they are identical to specified federal requirements.
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 Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
SB 465 Correa Senate Third Reading By EGGMAN — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB465 Correa Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Correa — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-21 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-18 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2013-04-23 Set for hearing April 29.
2013-04-23 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-04-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-25 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-06 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 817.) (May 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1187.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-17 Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and B.,P. & C.P. referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-06 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-08-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-15 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-04 Read third time and amended. (Page 2864.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2998.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2290.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2013-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 429, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6d1b068d-2d6d-479c-bc10-2e64f140622c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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