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CA AB 2743

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Buy California Program: task forces: events drawing significant world attention.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2743 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 2743 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 2743 about?

Existing law establishes within the Department of Food and Agriculture a public and private collaboration known as the "Buy California Program" to encourage consumer nutritional food awareness and foster purchases of high-quality California agricultural products. Existing law establishes various marketing advisory and promotional councils or commissions for specific food products in order to, among other things, promote cooperation among the industry and maintain stable agricultural markets. This bill would authorize the Department of Food and Agriculture to establish a task force, comprising members who currently serve on a marketing advisory and promotional council or commission and are appointed by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, for the purpose of providing the secretary with recommendations regarding how to best use available resources of the Buy California Program to capitalize on marketing possibilities for California agricultural products during a single, specific, and identifiable event drawing significant world attention, as defined.

Who sponsors CA AB 2743?

Soria is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2743.

Description

Existing law establishes within the Department of Food and Agriculture a public and private collaboration known as the "Buy California Program" to encourage consumer nutritional food awareness and foster purchases of high-quality California agricultural products. Existing law establishes various marketing advisory and promotional councils or commissions for specific food products in order to, among other things, promote cooperation among the industry and maintain stable agricultural markets. This bill would authorize the Department of Food and Agriculture to establish a task force, comprising members who currently serve on a marketing advisory and promotional council or commission and are appointed by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, for the purpose of providing the secretary with recommendations regarding how to best use available resources of the Buy California Program to capitalize on marketing possibilities for California agricultural products during a single, specific, and identifiable event drawing significant world attention, as defined.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-05-14 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Soriaauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-14

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-04-29

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

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-19

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-19

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.

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  7. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  8. 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

    2026-04-15 · pass · 8-0

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2743

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