Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.
Under existing law, a neglected or abandoned plant or crop is a public nuisance if it is a menace to the agriculture of the county, district, or vicinity because of the existence of any pest, in or on it, or other condition, or if it is a host plant of, or provides a favorable or likely harbor for, any pest. Existing law defines "pest" for these purposes as an infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of a plant, disorder of a plant that manifests symptoms or behavior characteristic of an infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease, form of animal life, or form of vegetable life, that is, or is liable to be, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural industry of the state. Existing law prohibits a person from maintaining a neglected or abandoned plant or crop that is a public nuisance. Existing law requires a county agricultural commissioner, in writing, to notify the owner of record or person in charge of a property that has a neglected or abandoned plant or crop that the commissioner has found to be a public nuisance, of the need to remove or destroy the neglected or abandoned plant or crop, as specified. If the removal or destruction of the neglected or abandoned plant or crop is undertaken by a commissioner, existing law requires the commissioner to cause a notice of lien that describes the land on which the public nuisance exists to be recorded and subjects the land to a lien for any expense that is incurred by the county subsequent to the recording of the notice in the abatement of the nuisance.
California AB 732 (20252026) — Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.
Under existing law, a neglected or abandoned plant or crop is a public nuisance if it is a menace to the agriculture of the county, district, or vicinity because of the existence of any pest, in or on it, or other condition, or if it is a host plant of, or provides a favorable or likely harbor for, any pest. Existing law defines "pest" for these purposes as an infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of a plant, disorder of a plant that manifests symptoms or behavior characteristic of an infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease, form of animal life, or form of vegetable life, that is, or is liable to be, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural industry of the state. Existing law prohibits a person from maintaining a neglected or abandoned plant or crop that is a public nuisance. Existing law requires a county agricultural commissioner, in writing, to notify the owner of record or person in charge of a property that has a neglected or abandoned plant or crop that the commissioner has found to be a public nuisance, of the need to remove or destroy the neglected or abandoned plant or crop, as specified. If the removal or destruction of the neglected or abandoned plant or crop is undertaken by a commissioner, existing law requires the commissioner to cause a notice of lien that describes the land on which the public nuisance exists to be recorded and subjects the land to a lien for any expense that is incurred by the county subsequent to the recording of the notice in the abatement of the nuisance.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 732 MACEDO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
AB 732 Macedo Consent Calendar Second Day — 69–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Macedo — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-03-24 Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-03-24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-03-25 Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2025-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 30). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-01 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1486.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-08 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-21 Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-06-12 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-19 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3005.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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