Fertilizing materials: violations: administrative penalty: filing of final judgment.
Under existing law, it is unlawful for a person to manufacture or distribute in the state a fertilizing material without complying with specific laws. Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to levy a civil penalty against a person who violates these laws in an amount of not more than $5,000 for each violation. Existing law requires a person, against whom a civil penalty is levied, to be afforded an opportunity for a hearing, as provided. Existing law authorizes these penalties to be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the state.
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AB 1039
California AB 1039 (20152016)
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Fertilizing materials: violations: administrative penalty: filing of final judgment.
California AB 1039 (20152016) — Fertilizing materials: violations: administrative penalty: filing of final judgment.
Under existing law, it is unlawful for a person to manufacture or distribute in the state a fertilizing material without complying with specific laws. Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to levy a civil penalty against a person who violates these laws in an amount of not more than $5,000 for each violation. Existing law requires a person, against whom a civil penalty is levied, to be afforded an opportunity for a hearing, as provided. Existing law authorizes these penalties to be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the state.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Agriculture — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-26 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-27 From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
2015-03-19 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2015-04-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2015-04-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-13 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-14 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1563.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-06-04 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2015-07-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-17 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2015-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2119.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-20 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2015-08-27 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2015-09-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-09-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 227, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/34827a8b-2375-413e-8477-315a6e021a15. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).