BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SB 1270
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB
1270 (Galgiani)
As Introduced February 18, 2016
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE: 36-0
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|----------------+-----+----------------------+--------------------|
|Agriculture |9-0 |Dodd, Mathis, Eggman, | |
| | |Gray, Grove, Irwin, | |
| | |Jones-Sawyer, Quirk, | |
| | |Salas | |
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|Appropriations |20-0 |Gonzalez, Bigelow, | |
| | |Bloom, Bonilla, | |
| | |Bonta, Calderon, | |
| | |Chang, Daly, Eggman, | |
| | |Gallagher, Eduardo | |
| | |Garcia, Holden, | |
| | |Jones, Obernolte, | |
| | |Quirk, Santiago, | |
| | |Wagner, Weber, Wood, | |
| | |Chau | |
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SB 1270
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SUMMARY: Extends, until January 1, 2022, the authority for the
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to
establish a fee schedule for cost recovery related to animal
health services that do not provide benefits beyond the payer;
and, makes technical non-substantive changes.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, this bill has no additional state costs.
COMMENTS: Within CDFA, the Animal Health Branch (Branch) is the
state's organized professional veterinary medical unit which
addresses diseases and other problems that require statewide
coordinated resources. Among its activities, the Branch
conducts surveillance and emergency response planning of animal
diseases to help ensure safe products from livestock and
poultry.
A trailer bill to the Budget Act of 2011, AB 120 (Budget
Committee), Chapter 133, Statutes of 2011, authorized CDFA to
establish a fee schedule in order to recover costs associated
with animal health services that do not provide a benefit beyond
the payer, among other provisions. This includes a service that
is required for a personal matter, is not related to a suspected
animal health disease outbreak, and there are no private
veterinarians certified by CDFA to perform the service. The
service fee may not exceed $500 for a particular license,
permit, registration, product, or service. This authority is
set to sunset on January 1, 2017.
According to the author's office, this bill would improve CDFA's
fiscal responsibility and use of state resources.
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Analysis Prepared by:
Jim Collin / AGRI. / (916) 319-2084 FN: 0003977