California Assembly Bill AB2782 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2782INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bloom (Coauthors: Assembly Members Chiu and Wood) FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act to amend Section 104655 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to nutrition. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2782, as introduced, Bloom. Healthy food. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish and implement the 5 A Day--For Better Health program to promote public awareness of the need to eat more fruits and vegetables in order to improve health and prevent major chronic diseases. Existing law provides that nothing shall operate to prohibit contributions to the program by certain marketing organizations and commissions subject to specified provisions. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 104655 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 104655. Notwithstanding any other  provision of  law, nothing shall operate to prohibit contributions to the program created pursuant to this article by organizations and commissions subject to Division 22 (commencing with Section 64001)   63901)  of the Food and Agricultural Code.