California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2779
Food labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Irwin (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law requires, on and after July 1, 2026, a food manufacturer, processor, or retailer responsible for the labeling of food items for human consumption that chooses, or is otherwise required by law, to display a date label to communicate a quality or safety date on a food item manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, to use specified uniform terms on the date label, as provided. Existing law prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale in the state a food item for human consumption manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, that displays a quality or safety date label that is not labeled in accordance with that requirement or that is labeled with the phrase "sell by," as specified.
This bill would provide that a food item for human consumption does not include a dietary supplement, as defined.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Text versions
- 09/18/26 - Chaptered· Sep 18, 2026
- 09/03/26 - Enrolled· Sep 3, 2026
- 06/09/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 9, 2026
- 03/05/26 - Introduced· Mar 5, 2026
- AB2779
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 House | AB 2779 Irwin Concurrence - Urgency Added | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 27, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2779 Irwin By Allen Urgency Clause | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 2, 2026 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd (Urgency Clause) | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 2, 2026 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd AB2779 Irwin Motion to Reconsider Urgency Clause Reconsider | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 16, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 7, 2026 House | AB 2779 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 29, 2026 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 18, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 311, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 18, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 10, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - Aug 30, 2026 · House
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6885.). - Aug 28, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to third reading. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
From Consent Calendar. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5190.) - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Ashby. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5189.). - Jun 30, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jun 29, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jun 16, 2026 · Senate
From 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. - Jun 9, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on AGRI. - May 7, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 7, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4968.) - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29). - Apr 16, 2026 · House
From 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. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on AGRI. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee April 5. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.