Sacramento Food Policy Council State Bill Tracking

Below is a partial list of bills under consideration by the Sacramento Food Policy Council as of
3/17/16. In general, bills should be discussed in working groups before they are brought to the
Steering Committee for official endorsement. Sac FPC is an advocating member of the CAFPC and will
be participating in the writing of the 4th Annual California Legislative Report on Food and Farming.
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SB 1282

Leno-Allen Pollinator Protection Act: Protects bees by limiting use of

neonicotinoid pesticides to those with training and license
(Sponsor: and takes products off home & garden store shelves. Also
Bee Smart places warning labels on seeds and starts coated or treated
California) with the bee-harming pesticides.
Jackson
Creates a new Ag Innovation Zone program within CDFA to
incentivize farmers to try or adopt new practices that reduce
(Sponsor: pesticide use and build soil health within 1 mile of schools in
author)
disadvantaged communities.
Levine
California Seed Exchange Democracy Act. Provides necessary
legal protections for farmers or communities that want to
(Sponsor: exchange seeds.
SELC)
Wolk
Adds additional guidance to the CDFA Environmental
Farming Program to consider additional environmental &
(Sponsor: health benefits, adds members and expertise to
CDFA)
Environmental Farming Panel, and provides $20 million to
support new Healthy Soils Initiative.
Chiu
Attempts to streamline incredibly confusing sell-by dates on
perishable food stuffs and create a uniform code and system
(Sponsors: across the entire state to reduce food waste.
CAW,
NRDC)
Thurmond Provide summer meals to kids through EBT cards in places
where summer meal programs are not currently available.
Stone
Establishes a safe drinking water benefit, for people with
unsafe water, including those with dry wells or contaminated
waters, through EBT card
Bloom
Establishes the Healthy California Fund to support dental
health care, potable drinking water, access to fresh fruits and
vegetables, and nutrition education by collecting a fee of $.02
per liquid ounce of sugar sweetened beverages from
distributors

SB 1247

AB 1810

SB 1350

AB 2725

AB 2054
AB 2099
AB2782

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w/ City of
Sacramento
Resolution
Feb 29th
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