CA AB 52
enactedFarmer equity: advisory committees.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 52 pass?
Yes. CA AB 52 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 495, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 52 about?
Existing law, the Farmer Equity Act of 2017, requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to ensure the inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined, in the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of food and agriculture laws, regulations, and policies and programs, as specified. This bill would authorize the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish 2 advisory committees, known as the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Producer Advisory Committee and the Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee, for the purpose of advising the secretary and the department with respect to their responsibilities under the Farmer Equity Act of 2017. The bill would authorize the advisory committees to advise the secretary and the department on programs, policies, education, outreach, technical assistance, and general needs for small-scale producers, medium-scale producers, and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in California. The bill would require the members of the advisory committees to be small-scale or medium-scale socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, as provided.
Who sponsors CA AB 52?
Aguiar-Curry is the primary sponsor of CA AB 52.
Description
Existing law, the Farmer Equity Act of 2017, requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to ensure the inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined, in the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of food and agriculture laws, regulations, and policies and programs, as specified. This bill would authorize the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish 2 advisory committees, known as the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Producer Advisory Committee and the Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee, for the purpose of advising the secretary and the department with respect to their responsibilities under the Farmer Equity Act of 2017. The bill would authorize the advisory committees to advise the secretary and the department on programs, policies, education, outreach, technical assistance, and general needs for small-scale producers, medium-scale producers, and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in California. The bill would require the members of the advisory committees to be small-scale or medium-scale socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, as provided.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-10
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 495, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Aguiar-Curryauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 495, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-27
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-20
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).
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2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 5579.).
2026-06-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-29
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-01-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-01-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 7. Page 3827.)
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2026-01-22
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
2026-01-22
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 22).
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2026-01-22
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-01-22
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-01-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-01-09
Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-01-08
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
2026-01-05
Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
referral-committee
2026-01-05
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
referral-committee
2026-01-05
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-28
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-24
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1265.)
2025-04-24
(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)
referral-committee
2025-04-22
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
referral-committee
2025-04-21
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-11
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-11
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
referral-committee
2025-03-10
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV.
referral-committee
2025-03-10
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
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2024-12-03
From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
2024-12-02
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 12/02/24 - Introduced — 2024-12-02Compare
- 03/10/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-10Compare
- 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-21Compare
- 01/05/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-05Compare
- 01/08/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-08Compare
- 08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
- 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-01-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Connolly: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Soria: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Hadwick: other
Do pass.
2026-01-22 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Krell: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Hoover: other
- Tangipa: other
- Ta: other
- Dixon: other
AB 52 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading
2026-01-26 · pass · 63-7
Member-level votes (80)
- Ahrens: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hart: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Soria: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Davies: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Flora: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Johnson: no
- Tangipa: no
- Macedo: no
- Sanchez: no
- Ellis: no
- Patterson: no
- DeMaio: no
- Hoover: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Hadwick: other
- Papan: other
- Lackey: other
- Gallagher: other
- Chen: other
- Castillo: other
- Ta: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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