republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-905.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agricultural commodities."
description: "Existing law provides that for lots over 200 pounds of any fruits, nuts, or vegetables that are the food product of any tree, vine, or plant, and for lots of over 200 pounds of walnut burl wood, every person who sells that commodity shall provide the buyer or transporter with a record of proof of ownership for each lot of the commodity. Existing law provides that every person who buys the commodity for resale shall obtain from the previous buyer or from the transporter a record of proof of ownership for each lot of the commodity. Other provisions of existing law provide that a violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 905"
citation: "California AB 905 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agricultural commodities."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Agriculture"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2009-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cb06ce9-7e39-43a0-a3d8-b278a33d8365"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB905"
source_hash: "a22ddc8fb65228fb23408bbe4b1d140824d7b0b47dc64fab0865e02ed075513e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 905 (20092010) — Agricultural commodities.

Existing law provides that for lots over 200 pounds of any fruits, nuts, or vegetables that are the food product of any tree, vine, or plant, and for lots of over 200 pounds of walnut burl wood, every person who sells that commodity shall provide the buyer or transporter with a record of proof of ownership for each lot of the commodity. Existing law provides that every person who buys the commodity for resale shall obtain from the previous buyer or from the transporter a record of proof of ownership for each lot of the commodity. Other provisions of existing law provide that a violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/26/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB905&version=20090AB90599INT)
2. **03/27/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB905&version=20090AB90598AMD)
3. **10/11/09 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB905&version=20090AB90596CHP)
4. **AB905** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB905)
5. **08/27/09 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB905&version=20090AB90597ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 905 AGRI. Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #15 AB905 Committee on AGRI. (Galgiani) — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Agriculture — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-02-26** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Com. on AGRI. `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-27** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-03-31** Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-16** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 29). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-04** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-05-11** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1366.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-05-11** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-05-21** Referred to Com. on F. & A. `referral-committee`
- **2009-06-10** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2009-07-07** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 7). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-07-23** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2009-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-08-20** Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2009-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1925.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-08-25** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2009-08-31** Enrolled and to the Governor at 5:15 p.m.
- **2009-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2009-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2009.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cb06ce9-7e39-43a0-a3d8-b278a33d8365`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).