CaliforniaPesticide testing rules continue through January 1, 2030
The law extends pesticide cholinesterase testing, reporting, and related health-monitoring requirements for workers and employers through January 1, 2030.
What it does
Existing pesticide testing, reporting, and health-monitoring rules continue through January 1, 2030, covering workers, employers, medical supervisors, laboratories, and health agencies.
Argument forContinuing these rules could help health agencies identify pesticide exposure and support medical follow-up for affected agricultural workers.
Argument againstContinuing the rules may require laboratories, employers, and medical supervisors to keep collecting, reporting, and protecting detailed worker health information.
More detail
Existing pesticide cholinesterase testing and reporting rules continue until January 1, 2030. The rules cover employers of workers who regularly handle pesticides, registered medical supervisors, testing laboratories, agricultural workers receiving cholinesterase tests, and state and local health agencies. Employers must use a medical supervisor registered with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Laboratories must report required test information at least monthly through approved electronic systems. Medical supervisors must give workers and employers test results and recommendations within 14 days of receiving the results. Reported information remains confidential, but specified agencies may share it for health surveillance, case management, investigations, environmental cleanup, or pollution control. The provisions remain in effect through January 1, 2030, and are repealed on that date unless a later law enacted before then deletes or extends the repeal date.
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- Passed Assembly
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 14Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 196, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 14Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 31Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 25Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6451.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1440 Environmental Safety and Concurrence in Senate Amendments By CONNOLLY. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1440 E.S. & T.M. (Connolly) By Allen. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 20Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Aug 19Ordered to second reading.Minor
- Aug 19From inactive file.
- 2025
- Sep 3Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Becker.
- Sep 3From special consent calendar.
- Sep 2Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 29Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).Minor
- Jul 14In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2). 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 11Referred to Com. on E.Q.Minor
- Jun 3In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1440 Environmental Safety and Assembly Third Reading By CONNOLLY. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1891.)Passed Assembly
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. 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 13Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To print.Introduced
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