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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 937: The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995: Organic Transition Program.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 937 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995: Organic Transition Program. Primary sponsor: Damon Connolly (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995 requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to establish and oversee an environmental farming program to provide incentives to farmers whose practices promote the well-being of ecosystems, air quality, and wildlife and their habitat. The act also requires the department to establish the Healthy Soils Program and a technical assistance grant program, as specified.

This bill would require the department, as part of the Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995, to establish and oversee the Organic Transition Program on or before July 1, 2026. The bill would require the department, under the program, to award grants to eligible organizations to provide incentives to farmers and ranchers to transition land to certified organic production, as specified, and to make available 25% of moneys appropriated to the department for the program to support certain activities at organic technical assistance provider organizations. The bill would also authorize the department to provide funding for the preparation and implementation of conservation management plans for organic transition

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Damon ConnollyPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly12
Cecilia Aguiar-CurryCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
  3. In committee: Held under submission.
  4. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. Coauthors revised.
  7. Referred to Com. on AGRI.
  8. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
  9. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page