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CA AB1488

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2009

Primary Sponsor

Isadore Hall

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Origin

State Assembly

2009-2010 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to consult with the State Department of Public Health and State Department of Social Services and provide legislative recommendations on promoting food justice by July 1, 2010

  • Establishes legislative findings that access to healthy food is a basic human right and that food production should be conducted in a healthy and humane manner

  • Identifies need to protect agricultural lands for future generations and expand urban farm stands, farmers' markets, and direct farmer-to-consumer sales in underserved communities

  • Requires majority vote for passage with no appropriation or state-mandated local program impacts

Legislative Description

Public health: food justice.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/2/2010

Committee Referrals

Agriculture4/2/2009

Full Bill Text

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