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CA AB2504

Bill

Status

Failed

11/30/2016

Primary Sponsor

Bill Dodd

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Origin

State Assembly

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Seed Advisory Board to advise the Secretary of Food and Agriculture and recommend assessments on alfalfa seed sold in California to fund research benefiting the alfalfa forage industry

  • Allows the board to impose an assessment of up to $0.10 per pound of alfalfa seed sold by producers

  • Requires the Secretary to appoint a 9-member alfalfa seed subcommittee if the board recommends imposing an assessment, tasked with advising on how to allocate research funding from collected assessments

  • Subcommittee composition: 2 members each from the Intermountain, North Central, South Central, and Southern regions of California, plus 1 public member, with members selected from alfalfa hay producers in their respective regions

Legislative Description

Seed Advisory Board: alfalfa seed subcommittee: assessments: alfalfa hay producers.

Last Action

From Senate committee without further action.

11/30/2016

Committee Referrals

Agriculture5/12/2016
Rules5/5/2016
Appropriations4/13/2016
Agriculture3/8/2016

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