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Authors Aguiar-Curry  
Subject Farmer equity: advisory committees.
Relating To relating to food and agriculture.
Title An act to add Section 513.5 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture.
Last Action Dt 2026-01-08
State Amended Assembly
Status Pending Referral
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Bill Actions
2026-01-27     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-01-26     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 7.)
2026-01-22     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-22     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 22).
2026-01-22     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2026-01-22     Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
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.
2026-01-09     Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
2026-01-08     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.
2026-01-05     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
2026-01-05     Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2026-01-05     Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-04-28     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-24     (Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)
2025-04-24     Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1265.)
2025-04-22     Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-04-21     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-11     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-11     Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-03-10     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10     Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV.
2024-12-03     From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
2024-12-02     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2026-01-08
Amended Assembly     2026-01-05
Amended Assembly     2025-04-21
Amended Assembly     2025-03-10
Introduced     2024-12-02
Analyses TBD
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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.