Existing law establishes the Pierce's Disease Control Program in the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Pierce's Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Existing law 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 requires the department to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities in combating Pierce's disease and its vectors in California. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on March 1, 2026, and repeals them on January 1, 2027.
California AB 1861 (20232024) — Pest control: Pierce's disease.
Existing law establishes the Pierce's Disease Control Program in the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Pierce's Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Existing law 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 requires the department to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities in combating Pierce's disease and its vectors in California. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on March 1, 2026, and repeals them on January 1, 2027.
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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 — 11–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1861 Addis Assembly Third Reading — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1861 Addis et al. By Dodd — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Addis — primary (person)
Aguiar-Curry — coauthor (person)
Sanchez — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-01-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-01-19 From printer. May be heard in committee February 18.
2024-01-29 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2024-04-11 Coauthors revised.
2024-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-24 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2024-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5396.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-29 Referred to Coms. on AGRI and JUD. referral-committee
2024-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-08-05 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2024-08-06 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5042.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-12 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2024-08-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2024-08-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-08-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/983979ce-147d-4720-bfbc-55e6053ad3d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).