AB 418 California Assembly · 2023-2024 Regular Session

The California Food Safety Act.

Summary
Existing law provides for the regulation of the safety of food products, including adulterated and misbranded food, wholesale food, and food in retail food facilities. This bill, commencing January 1, 2027, would prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale, in commerce a food product for human consumption that contains any specified substance, including, among others, brominated vegetable oil and red dye 3. The bill would make a violation of these provisions punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent violation, upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Aug 2023
Assembly Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Feb 2, 2023 Signed Oct 7, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Sep 11, 2023 · Assembly May 15, 2023

How they voted

33–3
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Sep 11, 2023
D Democratic31
29 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican9
4 Yea 3 Nay 2
44% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
7
Oct 7, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 65. Noes 6. Page 3243.).
lower
Sep 11, 2023
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Sep 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 3. Page 2564.).
upper
Sep 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Aug 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jul 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jul 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
upper
Jun 29, 2023
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 28).
upper
May 26, 2023
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
upper
May 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and E.Q.
upper
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 12. Page 1551.)
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 3).
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and E.S. & T.M.
lower
Feb 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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