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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 604
Author: Fuller (R)
Amended: 9/1/09 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE : 4-1, 7/7/09
AYES: Florez, Maldonado, Hollingsworth, Pavley
NOES: Hancock
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 13-0, 8/27/09
AYES: Kehoe, Cox, Corbett, Denham, Hancock, Leno, Oropeza,
Price, Runner, Walters, Wolk, Wyland, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 6/1/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill repeals provisions of existing law
governing the San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District
authorizing an assessment upon cotton growers by the
district, and repeals a provision authorizing the board to
sue and be sued.
ANALYSIS : The San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District
was formed in 1978, originally as the One Variety Cotton
District, which was changed to its current name in 1990, as
cotton growers started growing Pima cotton. All cotton
grown in the district must meet criteria established by San
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Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton Law. The San Joaquin Valley
Quality Cotton District consists of Fresno, Madera, Merced,
Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties. Further, an ongoing
variety testing program conducted by the San Joaquin Valley
Cotton Board evaluates promising cottons developed by
private and public cotton breeders.
The San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District's 17-member
board is composed of seven cotton growers, three cotton
industry members from the San Joaquin Valley, one public
member, and four nonvoting ex-official members. The board
establishes quality standards for cotton, conducts tests
for cotton production and quality evaluation, conducts
referendums, and sets the appropriate seed assessment
necessary for operation of the board.
This bill:
1. Repeals provisions which permit the San Joaquin Valley
Cotton Board to sue and be sued.
2. Repeals provisions prescribing the assessment
authorization upon cotton growers in the district by the
Board.
3. Makes other technical changes.
Comments
As amended, this bill provides that the Board will no
longer be authorized to collect an annual assessment and
will continue in operation until assessment moneys on hand
are exhausted.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
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Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,
Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, Bass
NO VOTE RECORDED: Block, Furutani
TSM:mw 9/1/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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