(✔) AB-1963 (Friedman): Pesticides: paraquat dichloride prohibition
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Legislation Details
Bill Name: Pesticides: paraquat dichloride prohibition
Bill Number: AB-1963
Bill Author(s): Assembly Member Laura Friedman
Legislative Session / Year: 2024
State: California
AVFCA Position: Support
Bill Synopsis: This bill would prohibit the use, manufacture, sale, delivery, holding, or offering for sale in commerce any pesticide product that contains paraquat dichloride until the Department of Pesticide Regulation completes a reevaluation of paraquat dichloride and either (1) cancels or suspends the registration of a pesticide product that contains the active ingredient paraquat dichloride, or (2) places appropriate restrictions on the use of the active ingredient paraquat dichloride to mitigate any potential significant adverse effect.
LegInfo Bill Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1963
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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
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee
Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
Referred to Senate Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Senate Rules Committee
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee
Held in Suspense file in Assembly Appropriations Committee
Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Referred to Assembly Policy Committee(s)
BILL STATUS DETAIL
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 688, Statutes of 2024 (09/27/24).
Approved by the Governor (09/27/24).
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. (09/11/24).
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 16.) (08/29/24).
Assembly Rule 77 suspended (08/28/24).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77 (08/28/24).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.) (08/28/24).
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (08/15/24).
Set FOR Hearing ON 15-AUG-24 Upon adjournment of Session (08/08/24).
Set FOR Hearing ON 05-AUG-24 10 a.m. (07/10/24).
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) (07/02/24).
Set FOR Hearing ON 02-JUL-24 9:30 a.m. (06/24/24).
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (06/19/24).
Set FOR Hearing ON 19-JUN-24 9 a.m. (06/06/24).
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and AGRI (06/05/24).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment (05/24/24).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 16.) (05/23/24).
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (05/16/24).
Set FOR Hearing ON 16-MAY-24 Upon adjournment of Session (05/09/24).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file (05/08/24).
Set FOR Hearing ON 08-MAY-24 9:30 a.m. (05/02/24).
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (04/23/24).
Set FOR Hearing ON 23-APR-24 1:30 p.m.
Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (02/12/24).
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