CA AB 1551

enacted

California Rice Commission: purpose.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1551 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1551 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 521, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1551 about?

Existing law creates the California Rice Commission with a prescribed membership and authorizes the commission, among other things, to promote the sale of rice, educate and instruct the wholesale and retail trade with respect to proper methods of handling and selling rice, and conduct scientific research. Existing law declares the California Rice Commission to be necessary for, among other things, carrying out the California rice industry's commitment to responsible stewardship and increasingly efficient cultural practices. This bill would additionally declare the commission to be necessary for maintaining a sufficient footprint of annual rice acreage to support the wildlife habitat objectives of the state.

Who sponsors CA AB 1551?

Krell is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1551.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 521, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 521, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
2026-08-17
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5490.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 16).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-04-09
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-04-09
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 4556.)
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2026-04-06
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-03-26
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-02
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-01-08
From printer. May be heard in committee February 7.
2026-01-07
Read first time. To print.
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01/07/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-07Compare
08/19/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-19Compare
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Votes

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-03-25 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Soria: yes
AB 1551 Krell Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-04-09 · pass · 64-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Alanis: yes
- Fong: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Hart: yes
- Davies: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Papan: yes
- Lee: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Krell: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Soria: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ta: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Chen: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Patel: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: other
- Schultz: other
- Bennett: other
- Ávila Farías: other
- Haney: other
- Gallagher: other
- Flora: other
- Kalra: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Ortega: other
- Zbur: other
- Addis: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Bonta: other
Do pass
2026-06-16 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McNerney: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Ashby: other

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