CA AB 2779
enactedFood labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2779 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2779 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 311, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2779 about?
Existing law requires, on and after July 1, 2026, a food manufacturer, processor, or retailer responsible for the labeling of food items for human consumption that chooses, or is otherwise required by law, to display a date label to communicate a quality or safety date on a food item manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, to use specified uniform terms on the date label, as provided. Existing law prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale in the state a food item for human consumption manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, that displays a quality or safety date label that is not labeled in accordance with that requirement or that is labeled with the phrase "sell by," as specified. This bill would provide that a food item for human consumption does not include a dietary supplement, as defined. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors CA AB 2779?
Irwin is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2779.
Description
Existing law requires, on and after July 1, 2026, a food manufacturer, processor, or retailer responsible for the labeling of food items for human consumption that chooses, or is otherwise required by law, to display a date label to communicate a quality or safety date on a food item manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, to use specified uniform terms on the date label, as provided. Existing law prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale in the state a food item for human consumption manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, that displays a quality or safety date label that is not labeled in accordance with that requirement or that is labeled with the phrase "sell by," as specified. This bill would provide that a food item for human consumption does not include a dietary supplement, as defined. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-09
- Latest action
- 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 311, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Irwinauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 311, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-10
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-30
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-08-30
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-08-30
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6885.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-08-28
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-07-02
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-07-02
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-07-02
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Ashby.
2026-07-02
From Consent Calendar.
2026-07-02
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
2026-07-02
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5189.).
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-07-02
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5190.)
2026-06-30
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-29
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
2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-09
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
2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-05-07
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4968.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
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.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
From printer. May be heard in committee April 5.
2026-03-05
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
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-04-29 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Tangipa: yes
- Solache: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Krell: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ta: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
AB 2779 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-07 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Fong: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Patel: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Davies: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Haney: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Solache: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gallagher: other
- Irwin: other
- Hoover: other
- Wicks: other
- Chen: other
- Bonta: other
- Hart: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Valencia: other
- Arambula: other
- Wallis: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Flora: other
- Papan: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-16 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McNerney: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Ashby: other
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2779 Irwin Motion to Reconsider Urgency Clause Reconsider
2026-07-02 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Durazo: yes
- Grove: yes
- Jones: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Limón: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Niello: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Allen: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Laird: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Wahab: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Rubio: other
- Richardson: other
Consent Calendar 2nd (Urgency Clause)
2026-07-02 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Durazo: yes
- Grove: yes
- Jones: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Limón: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Niello: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Allen: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Laird: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Wahab: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Rubio: other
- Richardson: other
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