Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to enforce various laws regarding the manufacture, blending, production, and sale of olive oil. Existing law requires that olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given away, or possessed in this state, that indicates on its label "California Olive Oil"or otherwise indicates that California is the source of the oil be made of oil derived solely from olives grown in California. Existing law requires any olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given away, or possessed in this state, that indicates on its label that it is from an area that is one of the approved American Viticultural Areas under federal law, to be made of oil 75% of which is derived solely from olives grown in that approved American Viticultural Area. A violation of these provisions is a crime.
California SB 65 (20152016) — Food labeling: olive oil.
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to enforce various laws regarding the manufacture, blending, production, and sale of olive oil. Existing law requires that olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given away, or possessed in this state, that indicates on its label "California Olive Oil"or otherwise indicates that California is the source of the oil be made of oil derived solely from olives grown in California. Existing law requires any olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given away, or possessed in this state, that indicates on its label that it is from an area that is one of the approved American Viticultural Areas under federal law, to be made of oil 75% of which is derived solely from olives grown in that approved American Viticultural Area. A violation of these provisions is a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 65 Wolk Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wolk — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-01-06 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-01-07 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 6.
2015-01-15 Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-03-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-03-10 Withdrawn from committee.
2015-03-10 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2015-03-12 Withdrawn from committee.
2015-03-12 Re-referred to Coms. on AGRI. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-03-24 Set for hearing April 7.
2015-04-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 508.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-10 Set for hearing April 22.
2015-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 757.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-24 Set for hearing May 4.
2015-05-04 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2015-05-05 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 953.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-11 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-05-22 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2015-07-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-08 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-07-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3431.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-07-16 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2015-07-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2015-08-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-08-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 138, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1d08ae1e-46d6-4417-8e0d-528f590e88a0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).