CA AB 2143

enacted

Invasive species: noxious weeds: online marketplaces.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2143 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2143 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2143 about?

Existing law designates the Department of Food and Agriculture as the lead department in noxious weed management and requires the department, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, to implement provisions relating to noxious weed management. Existing law prohibits a person from selling, distributing, or transporting into, or within, a weed-free area any seed of a noxious weed that the secretary has declared the area to be practically free from. This bill would prohibit an online marketplace, as defined, from facilitating the sale or shipment of a noxious weed for delivery to an address located in the state. The bill would authorize the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, if the secretary or a county agricultural commissioner identifies a shipment of a noxious weed and the secretary determines that the shipment originated from or occurred through a transaction conducted through an online marketplace in violation of this prohibition, to provide written notice, including specified information, to the online marketplace that it may be subject to an administrative penalty for violating this prohibition. The bill would authorize the secretary to levy a specified administrative penalty against an online marketplace for violating this prohibition if both the online marketplace received that written notice and, after any written notice, the secretary or a county agricultural commissioner identifies a shipment of a noxious weed and the secretary determines that the shipment originated from or occurred through a transaction conducted through an online marketplace in violation of this prohibition, unless the marketplace demonstrates to the secretary that it has implemented and maintains reasonable controls, as defined. The bill would also authorize the secretary to levy a separate administrative penalty against an online marketplace to recover all reasonable costs associated with remediating any damage caused by a violation of this prohibition in an amount equal to those reasonable costs. The bill would provide that review of the secretary's decision to impose an administrative penalty pursuant to these provisions may be sought by the online marketplace within 30 days of the date of the decision, as specified. The bill would require all moneys collected pursuant to these provisions to be deposited into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to, upon appropriation by the Legislature, cover costs related to the enforcement of provisions relating to plant quarantine and pest control. The bill would prohibit an online marketplace subject to an administrative penalty pursuant to these provisions from being subject to other fines or penalties for a violation of this prohibition. The bill would make its provisions operative on April 1, 2027.

Who sponsors CA AB 2143?

Irwin is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2143, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-03-16
Latest action: 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-27
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6324.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-19
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5561.).
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and P., D.T., & C.P.
referral-committee
2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5373.)
2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-04-22
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-07
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
referral-committee
2026-04-06
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-26
Coauthors revised.
2026-03-26
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-16
Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and P. & C.P.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18
Read first time. To print.
reading-1

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03/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-16Compare
04/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-06Compare
05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
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
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Macedo: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ward: yes
- Irwin: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bryan: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Hart: yes
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Ta: other
- Dixon: other
- Hoover: other
AB 2143 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ellis: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Haney: yes
- Chen: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Davies: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Soria: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Krell: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
2026-06-16 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McNerney: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Ashby: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-22 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Gonzalez: yes
- Umberg: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Jones: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cabaldon: yes

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