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CA AB 1506

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Invasive pests: lists.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1506 pass?

No. CA AB 1506 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

What is CA AB 1506 about?

Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to develop and maintain a list of invasive pests, as defined, that have a reasonable likelihood of entering California for which a detection, exclusion, eradication, control, or management action by the state might be appropriate. This bill would require the department to post the list on its internet website.

Who sponsors CA AB 1506?

Committee on Agriculture is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1506.

Description

Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to develop and maintain a list of invasive pests, as defined, that have a reasonable likelihood of entering California for which a detection, exclusion, eradication, control, or management action by the state might be appropriate. This bill would require the department to post the list on its internet website.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-02 — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Agricultureauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-02

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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  2. 2026-01-31

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

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  3. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

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  5. 2025-02-27

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  6. 2025-02-26

    Read first time. To print.

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Votes

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

    2025-04-09 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ransom: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1506

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