Existing law establishes the Pierce's Disease Control Program in the Department of Food and Agriculture and requires the Governor to appoint a statewide coordinator. Existing law establishes the Pierce's Disease Management Account in the Food and Agriculture Fund and allows certain money in this account to be expended to combat Pierce's disease and its vectors, including the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and for purposes relating to other designated pests and diseases, as provided. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on March 1, 2021, and repeals them on January 1, 2022.
California SB 449 (20192020) — Pest control: Pierce's disease.
Existing law establishes the Pierce's Disease Control Program in the Department of Food and Agriculture and requires the Governor to appoint a statewide coordinator. Existing law establishes the Pierce's Disease Management Account in the Food and Agriculture Fund and allows certain money in this account to be expended to combat Pierce's disease and its vectors, including the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and for purposes relating to other designated pests and diseases, as provided. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on March 1, 2021, and repeals them on January 1, 2022.
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] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
SB 449 McGuire Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry — 79–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB449 McGuire et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
McGuire — primary (person)
Aguiar-Curry — coauthor (person)
Archuleta — coauthor (person)
Bates — coauthor (person)
Bigelow — coauthor (person)
Caballero — coauthor (person)
Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)
Dodd — coauthor (person)
Glazer — coauthor (person)
Mathis — coauthor (person)
Nielsen — coauthor (person)
Patterson — coauthor (person)
Quirk — coauthor (person)
Stone — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-21 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2019-03-07 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2019-03-21 Set for hearing April 2.
2019-04-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 523.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-05 Set for hearing April 22.
2019-04-22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 749.) (April 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 921.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-05-16 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2019-05-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-05 Coauthors revised.
2019-06-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-21 August 21 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2019-08-30 Coauthors revised.
2019-08-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3046.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-05 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-09-06 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2019-09-06 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2610.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-17 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2019-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 371, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/75d7bd5f-e18b-4b62-b99c-84bd5ff3d11b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).