CaliforniaCalifornia posts strawberry reports online and sets walnut rule steps
The law moves processing-strawberry reports to a public website and lets walnut officials consider quality and labeling rules that could start in a later season.
What it does
When a marketing order covers only processing strawberries, the secretary must make the yearly report public on the department’s website instead of filing it with the Legislature.
The California Walnut Commission may recommend walnut quality and labeling rules, and the secretary may adopt them. Any adopted rules would begin with the next marketing season.
The commission may take other walnut-related actions allowed under state marketing law, following that law’s procedures. It must wait until the next marketing season after publicly announcing its intent.
The California Walnut Commission must advise the secretary on all matters covered by the new walnut rules and activities article.
Argument forPeople could find reports on processing strawberries through the department’s website instead of needing the Legislature to receive them.
Argument againstWalnut growers might face new quality or labeling rules if the secretary adopts standards, though those rules would start with the next marketing season.
More detail
The secretary must post the yearly report on the department’s website. This applies in each year when a marketing order covers only processing strawberries. The report covers the operations of the chapter and recommendations based on the secretary’s annual review. The secretary must make the report available by the last day of each year when such an order is in effect.
The commission may recommend walnut quality and labeling rules, and the secretary may adopt them. These possible rules cover walnut quality standards and product labeling requirements recommended by the California Walnut Commission. If adopted, the secretary must follow the California Marketing Act’s procedures unless this article provides otherwise. The secretary may not put an adopted standard or labeling requirement into effect until the marketing season that begins after its adoption.
The commission may take other walnut-related actions allowed under the California Marketing Act. This authority covers activities related to walnuts that are allowed under the California Marketing Act. The commission must follow that act’s procedures unless this article provides otherwise. The commission may not begin an authorized activity until the marketing season that begins after it publicly announces its intent to do so.
The commission must advise the secretary on matters under this article. The advice covers all matters under the article on walnut quality standards, labeling requirements and related activities.
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History
- 2026
- Aug 31Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Aug 31Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 20Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 13Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6154.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2685 Agriculture Concurrence in Senate Amendments By SORIA. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 11In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 10Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5324.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd AB2685 AGRI. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 4Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Aug 3From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 2From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.Major
- May 6Referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Apr 16In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2685 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 16Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4683.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 9Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Mar 25
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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