California Seed Law: subventions: sunset extension.
Existing law, the California Seed Law (the seed law) , regulates the shipment, delivery, transport, and sale of agricultural or vegetable seed, as defined, within the state, as well as the investigation and prosecution of breach of contract or patent infringement claims against farmers for unauthorized possession or use of genetically engineered plants. The seed law is enforced by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture and by county agricultural commissioners and their qualified representatives, as provided. The seed law establishes a subvention program under which the secretary is required to annually apportion $120,000, in aggregate, among counties that choose to participate in the subvention program as a subvention for costs that the counties incur in the enforcement of the seed law. Under the seed law, the provisions that establish and govern participation in the subvention program are inoperative on July 1, 2024, except as specified, and all provisions relating to the subvention program are repealed on January 1, 2028.
California AB 1583 (20232024) — California Seed Law: subventions: sunset extension.
Existing law, the California Seed Law (the seed law) , regulates the shipment, delivery, transport, and sale of agricultural or vegetable seed, as defined, within the state, as well as the investigation and prosecution of breach of contract or patent infringement claims against farmers for unauthorized possession or use of genetically engineered plants. The seed law is enforced by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture and by county agricultural commissioners and their qualified representatives, as provided. The seed law establishes a subvention program under which the secretary is required to annually apportion $120,000, in aggregate, among counties that choose to participate in the subvention program as a subvention for costs that the counties incur in the enforcement of the seed law. Under the seed law, the provisions that establish and govern participation in the subvention program are inoperative on July 1, 2024, except as specified, and all provisions relating to the subvention program are repealed on January 1, 2028.
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 [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1583 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day — 66–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Agriculture — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2023-03-09 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2023-04-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-05-03 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 3). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1524.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-24 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2023-05-31 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-07-03 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-07-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2037.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-07-13 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2023-07-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2023-07-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-07-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3fc24012-fe03-4964-bfd3-3f2c9e33255d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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