Bill Commons

CA AB 1440

enacted

Pesticide testing.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1440 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1440 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-15): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 196, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1440 about?

Existing law requires the Director of Pesticide Regulation to adopt regulations relating to worker health in areas where pesticides are used so that pesticide residue levels are not a significant factor in cholinesterase depression or other health effects. Existing law requires that an employer who has an employee who regularly handles pesticides have an agreement with a medical supervisor who is registered with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) . Existing law requires that a laboratory that performs tests ordered by a medical supervisor report specified information to the Department of Pesticide Regulation on, at a minimum, a monthly basis. Existing law requires that the reports be submitted via electronic media and formatted in a manner approved by the director. Existing law requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation to share information from cholinesterase reports with the OEHHA and the State Department of Public Health on an ongoing basis, in an electronic format. Existing law requires the registered medical supervisor ordering a cholinesterase test to note in the test order the name of the medical supervisor and the purpose of the test, and ensure that the person tested and the employer receive a copy of the cholinesterase test results and any recommendations from the medical supervisor based upon those results within 14 days of the medical supervisor's receipt of the results. Existing law requires the medical supervisor to report any worker with cholinesterase depression indicating pesticide exposure to the local health officer within 24 hours. These provisions are operative until January 1, 2027. This bill would extend these provisions until January 1, 2030.

Who sponsors CA AB 1440?

Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1440.

Description

Existing law requires the Director of Pesticide Regulation to adopt regulations relating to worker health in areas where pesticides are used so that pesticide residue levels are not a significant factor in cholinesterase depression or other health effects. Existing law requires that an employer who has an employee who regularly handles pesticides have an agreement with a medical supervisor who is registered with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) . Existing law requires that a laboratory that performs tests ordered by a medical supervisor report specified information to the Department of Pesticide Regulation on, at a minimum, a monthly basis. Existing law requires that the reports be submitted via electronic media and formatted in a manner approved by the director. Existing law requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation to share information from cholinesterase reports with the OEHHA and the State Department of Public Health on an ongoing basis, in an electronic format. Existing law requires the registered medical supervisor ordering a cholinesterase test to note in the test order the name of the medical supervisor and the purpose of the test, and ensure that the person tested and the employer receive a copy of the cholinesterase test results and any recommendations from the medical supervisor based upon those results within 14 days of the medical supervisor's receipt of the results. Existing law requires the medical supervisor to report any worker with cholinesterase depression indicating pesticide exposure to the local health officer within 24 hours. These provisions are operative until January 1, 2027. This bill would extend these provisions until January 1, 2030.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-09-15 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 196, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materialsauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-15

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 196, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-15

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-14

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 196, Statutes of 2026.

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  4. 2026-09-14

    Approved by the Governor.

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  5. 2026-08-31

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  6. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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  7. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6451.).

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  8. 2026-08-24

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

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  10. 2026-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-19

    From inactive file.

  12. 2026-08-19

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  13. 2026-08-19

    Ordered to second reading.

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  14. 2025-09-03

    From special consent calendar.

  15. 2025-09-03

    Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Becker.

  16. 2025-09-02

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  17. 2025-08-29

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  19. 2025-07-14

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  20. 2025-07-02

    From 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.

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  21. 2025-06-11

    Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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  22. 2025-06-03

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  23. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1891.)

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  24. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  25. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  26. 2025-04-09

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  27. 2025-03-26

    From 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.

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  28. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

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  29. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  30. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  31. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 08/19/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-19Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
  • 09/14/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-14Compare
  • AB1440Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-03-25 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Sanchez: other

  • AB 1440 Environmental Safety and Assembly Third Reading By CONNOLLY

    2025-06-03 · pass · 79-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Rivas: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bains: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-02 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Menjivar: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-07-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

  • Do pass

    2025-08-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes

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