California 2021-2022 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB868 Latest Draft

Bill / Amended Version Filed 05/09/2022

                            Amended IN  Senate  May 09, 2022 Amended IN  Senate  April 04, 2022 Amended IN  Senate  June 25, 2021 Amended IN  Assembly  May 24, 2021 Amended IN  Assembly  March 18, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 868Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 17, 2021An act to add Section 424.8 to the Government Code, relating to state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 868, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. State milkshake: date shakes.Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including surfing as the official state sport.This bill would establish the date shake as the official state milkshake.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. Indio, California in 1936. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients.(c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111.(d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley Valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs.(e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley. Valley and are a very popular drink at numerous fairs and festivals that take place within the County of Riverside.(f)Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest.(g)(f) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin.SEC. 2. Section 424.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake.

 Amended IN  Senate  May 09, 2022 Amended IN  Senate  April 04, 2022 Amended IN  Senate  June 25, 2021 Amended IN  Assembly  May 24, 2021 Amended IN  Assembly  March 18, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 868Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 17, 2021An act to add Section 424.8 to the Government Code, relating to state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 868, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. State milkshake: date shakes.Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including surfing as the official state sport.This bill would establish the date shake as the official state milkshake.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 

 Amended IN  Senate  May 09, 2022 Amended IN  Senate  April 04, 2022 Amended IN  Senate  June 25, 2021 Amended IN  Assembly  May 24, 2021 Amended IN  Assembly  March 18, 2021

Amended IN  Senate  May 09, 2022
Amended IN  Senate  April 04, 2022
Amended IN  Senate  June 25, 2021
Amended IN  Assembly  May 24, 2021
Amended IN  Assembly  March 18, 2021

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill 

No. 868

Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 17, 2021

Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia
February 17, 2021

An act to add Section 424.8 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 868, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. State milkshake: date shakes.

Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including surfing as the official state sport.This bill would establish the date shake as the official state milkshake.

Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including surfing as the official state sport.

This bill would establish the date shake as the official state milkshake.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. Indio, California in 1936. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients.(c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111.(d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley Valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs.(e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley. Valley and are a very popular drink at numerous fairs and festivals that take place within the County of Riverside.(f)Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest.(g)(f) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin.SEC. 2. Section 424.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. Indio, California in 1936. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients.(c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111.(d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley Valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs.(e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley. Valley and are a very popular drink at numerous fairs and festivals that take place within the County of Riverside.(f)Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest.(g)(f) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin.

SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. Indio, California in 1936. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients.(c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111.(d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley Valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs.(e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley. Valley and are a very popular drink at numerous fairs and festivals that take place within the County of Riverside.(f)Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest.(g)(f) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin.

SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

### SECTION 1.

(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.

(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. Indio, California in 1936. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients.

(c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111.

(d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley Valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs.

(e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley. Valley and are a very popular drink at numerous fairs and festivals that take place within the County of Riverside.

(f)Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest.



(g)



(f) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin.

SEC. 2. Section 424.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake.

SEC. 2. Section 424.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:

### SEC. 2.

424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake.

424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake.

424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake.



424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake.