July 11, 2026 – SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom announces that the 2026-27 State Budget includes $2.5 to
support the Managed Honeybee Health Program, building on her continued advocacy to protect honeybees, support commercial beekeepers, and strengthen California agriculture.
This follows Assemblymember Ransom’s AB 1042, the Honeybee Health Act, which was vetoed last year because funding had not been included in the state budget. This year, Assemblymember Ransom secured the necessary budget allocation to advance the bill’s goals of supporting honeybee health research, education, incentives, demonstration projects, and partnerships.
“In San Joaquin County and throughout California, our farmers, producers, beekeepers, and farmworkers help feed the world, and none of that happens without pollinators. From introducing AB 1042 last year to securing this funding in the state budget, my focus has been on helping California better understand the decline in honeybee populations and provide support where it is needed most. If we are serious about protecting our agricultural economy, we have to be serious about protecting our bees.”…