CaliforniaState funding would start a food vendor program for agencies and schools
If lawmakers fund it, the Office of Farm to Fork would set up a program to identify healthy food vendors for covered public agencies and schools.
What it does
If lawmakers set aside money, the Office of Farm to Fork would start a program to identify California vendors able to supply healthy food to covered public agencies and schools.
If lawmakers fund the program and money is available, the office would post approved vendors for whole or lightly processed California food grown or produced with climate-smart methods. For applicants sourcing from multiple farms and ranches, at least half those farms and ranches must be in California and use those methods.
Argument forIf funded, the public list could help covered agencies and schools find California food vendors and see which regions they serve.
Argument againstIf funded, the sourcing and record rules could keep some vendors off the approved list, limiting choices for covered agencies and schools.
More detail
The Office of Farm to Fork would start a program to identify California vendors able to supply healthy food. The program covers state and local agencies, local school agencies, community colleges, and CSU campuses. The University of California is excluded from the public college category. Lawmakers must set aside money for the program before the office must start it.
The office would develop and post a list of approved food vendors. Covered agencies and schools could use the list to buy whole or lightly processed food grown or produced in California using climate-smart farming methods. Money must be available for this work. Applicants must be able to serve covered agencies, trace food to its source, keep purchase invoices, meet the office's priorities, and ensure their source farms and ranches follow food safety laws. If an applicant sources food from multiple farms and ranches, at least half those farms and ranches must be in California and use climate-smart methods.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 28Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 718, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 28Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 4Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6676.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1731 Wilson Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1731 Wilson et al. By Hurtado. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Major
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (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]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3Referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- May 27In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1731 Wilson Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5358.)Passed Assembly
- May 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 18Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- May 14From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 8In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Mar 26Coauthors revised.
- Mar 25
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Mar 19From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 2Referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Feb 6From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
- Feb 5Read first time. To print.Introduced
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