CA AB2779 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on May 7 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-02 - Ordered to third reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 7 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-02 - Ordered to third reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 82001 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food labeling, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Title
Food labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-07-02 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd AB2779 Irwin Motion to Reconsider Urgency Clause Reconsider (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-07-02 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd AB2779 Irwin Urgency Clause (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-06-16 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-07 - Assembly - AB 2779 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 66 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-07-02 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd AB2779 Irwin Urgency Clause (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-06-16 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-07 - Assembly - AB 2779 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 66 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | From Consent Calendar. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | Motion to reconsider made by Senator Ashby. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-06-30 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2026-06-29 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2026-06-16 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI. |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Referred to Com. on AGRI. |
| 2026-05-07 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-07 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4968.) |
| 2026-04-30 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2026-04-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29). |
| 2026-04-16 | Assembly | From 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. |
| 2026-03-16 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on AGRI. |
| 2026-03-06 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee April 5. |
| 2026-03-05 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Agricultural Code | 82001 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
