(✔) AB-1830: Corn masa flour and wet corn masa products: folic acid fortification (Arambula)
AVFCA Commentary: Our current position is neutral.
Legislation Details
Bill Name: AB-1830: Corn masa flour and corn masa products: folic acid fortification (Arambula)
Bill Number: AB-1830
Bill Author(s): Assembly Member Dr. Joaquin Arambula
Legislative Session / Year: 2024
State: California
AVFCA Position: Watching
Bill Synopsis: This bill would have required all corn masa flour sold or distributed in California to be fortified with synthetic folic acid. A Voice for Choice Advocacy’s efforts in working with Asm Arambula’s staff and the Senate Health Committee staffer amended AB-1830 to ensure that both fortified and unfortified masa flour products will be available in California, allowing consumers to have a choice in where they source their folate/folic acid.
LegInfo Bill Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1830
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Effective Date if Passed: 01/01/2026
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BILL STATUS
Signed and Chaptered into law
Sent to Governor’s desk
Passed Assembly Floor Vote
Referred to Assembly Policy Committee(s)
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee
Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
Passed Senate Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Senate Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Senate Rules Committee
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee
Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Referred to Assembly Policy Committee(s)
BILL STATUS DETAIL
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 912, Statutes of 2024 (09/28/24).
Approved by the Governor (09/28/24).
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. (09/03/24).
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.) (08/26/24).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77 (08/21/24).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0.) (08/21/24).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading (08/15/24).
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading (08/14/24).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading (08/06/24).
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 (08/05/24).
Set FOR Hearing ON 05-AUG-24 10 a.m. (07/02/24).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (06/26/24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH (06/17/24).
Set FOR Hearing ON 26-JUN-24 1:30 p.m. (06/11/24).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee (05/29/24).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH (05/08/24).
Referred to Com. on HEALTH (05/01/24).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment (04/18/24).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.) (04/18/24).
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar (04/11/24).
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.)(04/10/24).
Re-referred to Com. on APPR (03/21/24).
Read second time and amended (03/20/24).
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (03/19/24).
Referred to Com. on HEALTH (01/29/24).
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