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Title: California State Senate Agriculture Committee Records
Dates: 2005-2010
Collection number: See series descriptions for LP numbers.
Creator:
Senate Agriculture Committee
Collection Size:
4 cubic feet, including audiovisual material and electronic resources.
Repository:
California State Archives
Sacramento, California
Abstract: The Senate Agriculture Committee is the most current Senate committee overseeing legislation on agricultural issues. The Senate
Agriculture Committee records consist of Senate and Assembly Bill Files, 2005-2008, Hearing Files, 2005-2008, Subject Files,
2005, Chronological Correspondence, 2005-2008, and Committee Records, 2005-2008. The Senate Food and Agriculture Committee
records consist of Senate and Assembly Bill Files, 2009-2010, Hearing Files, 2009-2010, Chronological Correspondence, 2009-2010,
and Committee Records, 2009-2010.
Physical location: California State Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication
is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility
for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives
collections.
[Identification of item], Senate Agriculture Committee Records, LP[number]:[folder number], California State Archives, Office
of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.
Acquisition and Custodial History
The State Archives received these records in accordance with California Government Code 9080(b) which requires legislative
committees to transfer their records to the State Archives when they are no longer needed by the committee.
Biography/Organization History
The Senate Agriculture Committee is the most current Senate committee overseeing legislation on agricultural issues. According
to 2004 Senate Resolution 4, it replaced the Senate Agriculture and Water Resources Committee in this capacity, while legislation
relating to water was taken over by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. The Senate Agriculture Committee consists
of 5 members. During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Senate Resolution 12 officially expanded the focus of this committee
to include “food processing and marketing,” while also renaming it to the Senate Food and Agriculture Committee.
The chairs of these committees from 2005-2010 were:
Senate Agriculture Committee, 2005-2008
Denham, Jeffrey (Rep.), 2005-2006
Maldonado, Abel Jr. (Rep.), 2007-2008
Senate Food and Agriculture Committee, 2009-2010
Florez, Dean (Dem.), 2009-2010
The Senate Agriculture Committee records consist of Senate and Assembly Bill Files, 2005-2008, Hearing Files, 2005-2008, Subject
Files, 2005, Chronological Correspondence, 2005-2008, and Committee Records, 2005-2008. The Senate Food and Agriculture Committee
records consist of Senate and Assembly Bill Files, 2009-2010, Hearing Files, 2009-2010, Chronological Correspondence, 2009-2010,
and Committee Records, 2009-2010.
The most significant series is the Bill Files, which constitute more than half of the collection. The bill files consist
of any bills heard by the committee, and usually include materials such as bill analyses, letters of support or opposition,
amendments, and other working papers. Within the purview of agriculture, the committee members heard bills on various subjects
including, but not limited to pesticide and fertilizer regulation, humane euthanasia and slaughter of livestock, seed laws,
hemp, and food safety. The committee kept files on the bill and informational hearings they held. These Hearing Files contain
background material, expert opinion and evidence, and witness testimony. The collection contains only one Subject File on
Ag Day 2005. The Chronological Files consist of letters and correspondence written by the chair of the committee. Many of
these letters are requests for appearances at hearings, or thanking individuals for testimony. Committee Records comprise
bill statuses, amendments, roll calls, disposition reports, and hearing results.
Further accruals are expected.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Agriculture - California
Pesticides - California
Fertilizers
Hemp
Animal industry - California
Food industry and trade
Related Material at the California State Archives
Senate Agriculture and Water Committee Records, 1972-2004
Assembly Agriculture Committee Records, 1853-2010
Jeffrey Denham Papers
Abel Maldonado Papers
Dean Florez Papers