CA AB 2685
enactedFood and agriculture: omnibus bill.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2685 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2685 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-31): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2685 about?
(1) Existing law requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to prepare and file with the Legislature a written report on the marketing of processing strawberries, as specified. This bill would require the secretary to make the report publicly available on the Department of Food and Agriculture's internet website, rather than file the report with the Legislature. (2) Existing law provides that the production and handling of walnuts constitute an important industry and establishes the California Walnut Commission in state government to, among other things, promote the sale of walnuts by brand and generic advertising and other promotional means and educate and instruct the wholesale and retail trade in domestic and foreign markets with respect to proper methods of handling walnuts. Existing law, the California Marketing Act of 1937, governs the marketing of commodities in this state. This bill would authorize the commission to recommend to the secretary the adoption of walnut quality standards and product labeling requirements. The bill would authorize the secretary to adopt these quality standards and product labeling requirements recommended by the commission, and would require the secretary, if the secretary adopts these quality standards and product labeling requirements, to act in accordance with the procedures specified in the California Marketing Act of 1937, unless otherwise provided. The bill would prohibit the secretary from implementing any adopted quality standards or labeling requirements until the beginning of the marketing season next succeeding the date of adoption. The bill would authorize the commission to engage in any activity related to walnuts that is authorized pursuant to the California Marketing Act of 1937 and would require the commission, if it engages in that activity related to walnuts, to act in accordance with the procedures specified in that act, unless otherwise provided. The bill would prohibit the commission from engaging in that activity related to walnuts, until the beginning of the marketing season next succeeding the date on which the commission publicly announces its intent to engage in the activity. The bill would require the commission to serve as the advisory body to the secretary on these matters.
Who sponsors CA AB 2685?
Committee on Agriculture is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2685.
Description
(1) Existing law requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to prepare and file with the Legislature a written report on the marketing of processing strawberries, as specified. This bill would require the secretary to make the report publicly available on the Department of Food and Agriculture's internet website, rather than file the report with the Legislature. (2) Existing law provides that the production and handling of walnuts constitute an important industry and establishes the California Walnut Commission in state government to, among other things, promote the sale of walnuts by brand and generic advertising and other promotional means and educate and instruct the wholesale and retail trade in domestic and foreign markets with respect to proper methods of handling walnuts. Existing law, the California Marketing Act of 1937, governs the marketing of commodities in this state. This bill would authorize the commission to recommend to the secretary the adoption of walnut quality standards and product labeling requirements. The bill would authorize the secretary to adopt these quality standards and product labeling requirements recommended by the commission, and would require the secretary, if the secretary adopts these quality standards and product labeling requirements, to act in accordance with the procedures specified in the California Marketing Act of 1937, unless otherwise provided. The bill would prohibit the secretary from implementing any adopted quality standards or labeling requirements until the beginning of the marketing season next succeeding the date of adoption. The bill would authorize the commission to engage in any activity related to walnuts that is authorized pursuant to the California Marketing Act of 1937 and would require the commission, if it engages in that activity related to walnuts, to act in accordance with the procedures specified in that act, unless otherwise provided. The bill would prohibit the commission from engaging in that activity related to walnuts, until the beginning of the marketing season next succeeding the date on which the commission publicly announces its intent to engage in the activity. The bill would require the commission to serve as the advisory body to the secretary on these matters.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-02
- Latest action
- 2026-08-31 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Committee on Agricultureauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-31
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-31
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-20
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6154.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-11
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5324.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-04
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-03
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-02
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-04-16
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-04-16
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4683.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-26
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
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
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. To Consent Calendar.
2026-04-08 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Krell: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: other
AB 2685 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-04-16 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Patel: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ta: yes
- Lee: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Haney: yes
- Wilson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Soria: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Davies: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Flora: other
- Berman: other
- Hart: other
- Papan: other
- Arambula: other
- Dixon: other
- Bonta: other
- Schiavo: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Irwin: other
- Hoover: other
- Harabedian: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-30 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Padilla: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Caballero: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
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