CaliforniaCalifornia agriculture officials may form producer advisory committees
The agriculture secretary may form two producer committees to advise the department on programs and other needs of California farmers and ranchers.
What it does
The secretary may form two producer committees to advise the state agriculture department on its duties under the Farmer Equity Act of 2017.
The committees may give state officials advice on programs, education, outreach, technical help, and other needs of California producers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
Both committees must be made up of socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers who are small- or medium-scale.
Argument forProducer advice on programs, education, and technical help could help agriculture officials better understand the needs of smaller and socially disadvantaged farms.
Argument againstLimiting committee seats to certain farm sizes and backgrounds could leave other California producers without a direct voice in these discussions.
More detail
The Secretary of Food and Agriculture may establish two producer advisory committees to advise the secretary and the department. The committees are the BIPOC Producer Advisory Committee and the Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee, and they advise on the secretary's and department's duties under the Farmer Equity Act of 2017.
The committees may advise on programs, policies, education, outreach, technical assistance, and producers' general needs. Their advice may cover small- and medium-scale producers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in California.
Committee members must be socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers who are small- or medium-scale. This membership rule applies to both advisory committees.
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- Passed Assembly
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 495, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 27Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 20In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB52 Aguiar-Curry By Hurtado. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 20Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 5579.).Passed Senate
- Jun 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 29From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jun 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Jan 27In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Jan 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 7. Page 3827.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 52 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 22).Minor
- Jan 22In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Jan 22Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
- Jan 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 9Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Jan 8From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.Major
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Minor
- Jan 5From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.Major
- 2025
- Apr 28In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Apr 24(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)Minor
- Apr 24Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1265.)
- Apr 22Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Minor
- Apr 21From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 11In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 11Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Minor
- Mar 10From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 10Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV.Minor
- 2024
- Dec 3From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
- Dec 2Read first time. To print.Introduced
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