California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1414

Introduced by Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review (Frazier (Chair), Achadjian (Vice Chair), Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Cooley, Lowenthal, Medina, Quirk-Silva, and Salas)

March 20, 2013

An act to amend Section 12102 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to weights and measures.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1414, as introduced, Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review. Weights and measures: annual report.

Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture, except as provided, to have general supervision of the weights and measures and weighing and measuring devices sold or used in the state. Existing law requires the department to annually report to the Governor, and the Legislature before each regular session, the work related to weights and measures, and to make recommendations that may be proper and necessary.

This bill would also require the department to post the annual report on its Internet Web site.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 12102 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

12102.  

The department shall annually report to the Governor,
and shall begin delete prior to end delete begin insert before end insert each regular session report to the
Legislature begin insert , end insert the work under this division, and shall make begin delete such end delete
recommendations begin delete as end delete begin insert that end insert may be proper and necessary. begin insert The
department shall post the annual report on its Internet Web site. end insert