STATE BILLCA AB 2779PASSED

Food labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates.

California State Legislature

An act to amend Section 82001 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food labeling, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Sep 18, 2026; 55 days ago
Current chamber: Assembly
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

CA AB 2779 · PassedSep 18

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Bill details

Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 311, Statutes of 2026. · Sep 18, 2026

Sponsor

JIJacqui IrwinRepresentative · Democrat · HD-042Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Sep 18, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 311, Statutes of 2026.

Sep 18, 2026Approved by the Governor.

Sep 10, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

Aug 30, 2026Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6885.).Assembly

Aug 28, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.Assembly

Aug 27, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Senate

Jul 2, 2026Ordered to third reading.Senate

Jul 2, 2026From Consent Calendar.Senate

Show 16 earlier actions

Jul 2, 2026Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5190.)Senate

Jul 2, 2026Motion to reconsider made by Senator Ashby.Senate

Jul 2, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5189.).Senate

Jun 30, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Senate

Jun 29, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Senate

Jun 16, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Senate

Jun 9, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.Senate

May 20, 2026Referred to Com. on AGRI.Senate

May 7, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Senate

May 7, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4968.)Assembly

Apr 30, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Assembly

Apr 29, 2026From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).Assembly

Apr 16, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly

Mar 16, 2026Referred to Com. on AGRI.Assembly

Mar 6, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee April 5.Assembly

Mar 5, 2026Read first time. To print.Assembly

Recorded votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarApr 15, 2026 · Assembly · 8 yea · 0 nayPassed

Do pass. To Consent CalendarApr 29, 2026 · Assembly · 14 yea · 0 nayPassed

AB 2779 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day Regular SessionMay 7, 2026 · Assembly · 66 yea · 0 nayPassed

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarJun 16, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2779 Irwin Urgency ClauseJul 2, 2026 · Senate · 37 yea · 0 nayPassed

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2779 Irwin Motion to Reconsider Urgency Clause ReconsiderJul 2, 2026 · Senate · 37 yea · 0 nayPassed

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2779 Irwin By Allen Urgency ClauseAug 27, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassed

AB 2779 Irwin Concurrence - Urgency AddedAug 30, 2026 · Assembly · 78 yea · 0 nayPassed

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