CaliforniaBuy California Program: task forces: events drawing significant world attention.
What it does
Existing law establishes within the Department of Food and Agriculture a public and private collaboration known as the "Buy California Program" to encourage consumer nutritional food awareness and foster purchases of high-quality California agricultural products. Existing law establishes various marketing advisory and promotional councils or commissions for specific food products in order to, among other things, promote cooperation among the industry and maintain stable agricultural markets.
More detail
This bill would authorize the Department of Food and Agriculture to establish a task force, comprising members who currently serve on a marketing advisory and promotional council or commission and are appointed by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, for the purpose of providing the secretary with recommendations regarding how to best use available resources of the Buy California Program to capitalize on marketing possibilities for California agricultural products during a single, specific, and identifiable event drawing significant world attention, as defined.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 14In committee: Held under submission.Latest
- Apr 29In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 15
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. 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 19Referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced