Agriculture.
Summary
Existing law specifies the state's general powers and authority over agriculture and establishes, among other things, the state and local agencies and commissions with authority or responsibilities over agriculture, the various projects, programs, requirements, and standards regarding livestock, poultry, sheep, swine, and other farm animals, dogs and cats, fruits, nuts, vegetables, cotton, industrial hemp, and other crops, milk and milk products, pest control operations, food labeling, distribution and use of agricultural chemicals, the content, handling, and sale of commercial feeds, bee management and honey production, the marketing, processing, storing, and dealing of agricultural products, and the various sources of funding or fee structures supporting these efforts. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to agriculture.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2026
Last action Feb 26, 2026
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What changed between versions
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MINOR
No substantive policy changes occurred between these two versions. The legislative text is identical in both: SB 1163, introduced by Senator McGuire on February 18, 2026, contains a single section stating the Legislature's intent to enact subsequent legislation relating to agriculture. All differences are formatting and presentation changes reflecting a shift from a plain-text document to a web page rendering of the same bill.
TECHNICAL
The document changed from a plain-text legislative format to a web page layout, adding navigation elements (home, accessibility, FAQ, search, bill information links) and reformatting the digest and bill text into a structured web display. No changes to the actual law.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
1
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike McGuire
DDemocratic
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