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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1163: Agriculture.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1163 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Agriculture. Primary sponsor: Mike McGuire (D). Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): Referred to Com. on RLS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike McGuirePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“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. Referred to Com. on RLS.
  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
  3. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sources

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