Fertilizing materials: auxiliary soil and plant substances: biochar.
Existing law generally regulates fertilizer materials and provides for the licensure of individuals who manufacture or distribute fertilizing materials. Existing law defines various terms for the purpose of carrying out these provisions, including, but not limited to, auxiliary soil and plant substances. Existing law lists specific chemical or biological substances or mixtures of substances or devices included within the definition of auxiliary soil and plant substances and excludes commercial fertilizers, agricultural minerals, pesticides, soil amendments, and manures from the definition.
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California Legislature
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AB 2511
California AB 2511 (20152016)
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Fertilizing materials: auxiliary soil and plant substances: biochar.
California AB 2511 (20152016) — Fertilizing materials: auxiliary soil and plant substances: biochar.
Existing law generally regulates fertilizer materials and provides for the licensure of individuals who manufacture or distribute fertilizing materials. Existing law defines various terms for the purpose of carrying out these provisions, including, but not limited to, auxiliary soil and plant substances. Existing law lists specific chemical or biological substances or mixtures of substances or devices included within the definition of auxiliary soil and plant substances and excludes commercial fertilizers, agricultural minerals, pesticides, soil amendments, and manures from the definition.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2511 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 20–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Levine — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To print. introduction
2016-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-08 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2016-03-28 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
2016-03-29 Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2016-03-31 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5037.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2016-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-01 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2016-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5086.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2016-08-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 331, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/982047f1-64f1-4323-9558-488dd7cad024. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).