California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2115 — Controlled substances: clinics.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 634, Statutes of 2024.

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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on September 27, 2024.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists by the California State Board of Pharmacy and makes a violation of the act a crime. Under existing law, specified clinics, including surgical clinics, may purchase drugs at wholesale for administration or dispensing to the clinic's patients. Existing law requires these clinics to maintain certain records and to obtain a license from the board. Existing law prohibits specified substances from being dispensed by a nonprofit or free clinic, as defined. This bill would authorize a practitioner authorized to prescribe a narcotic drug at a nonprofit or free clinic, as specified, to dispense the narcotic drug from clinic supply for the purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while arrangements are being made for referral for treatment, as described, and would require the clinic dispensing the narcotic to be subject to specified reporting, labeling, and recordkeeping requirements. The bill would require clinics with a supply of narcotic drugs being dispensed pursuant to these provisions to establish policies or procedures for dispensing the narcotics, as specified. Because the bill would specify additional requirements under the Pharmacy Law, a violation of which would be a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law classifies certain controlled substances into designated schedules. Existing law prohibits a controlled substance classified in Schedule II from being dispensed without a prescription, except when dispensed directly to the user in an amount not to exceed a 72-hour supply for the patient when the patient is not expected to require any additional amount of the controlled substance beyond the 72 hours. This bill would additionally authorize a practitioner to directly dispense no more than a 3-day supply of a Schedule II controlled substance to be dispensed to the ultimate user at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment, as specified. Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to regulate and license narcotic treatment programs, including in the use of narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment. Existing regulation specifies certain requirements and considerations for a patient to be eligible for treatment at a licensed narcotic treatment program, such as a medical evaluation conducted by the program, laboratory tests for disease, and minimum monthly participation in counseling, among others. Existing regulation also imposes specified criteria to be considered before a patient is eligible for take-home doses of medication. This bill would require the department to amend specified regulations regarding narcotic treatment programs to comply with federal regulations pertaining to dispensing of narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment. The bill would require the department to adopt these regulations by April 30, 2029. Existing law authorizes the use of specific medications for use in narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment by licensed narcotic treatment programs, including Levo-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM) . Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that take-home doses of narcotic replacement therapy medications are to be provided if the patient is clearly adhering to the requirements of the program and if daily attendance at a clinic would be incompatible with gainful employment, education, responsible homemaking, and retirement or medical disability, or as otherwise specified. This bill would remove LAAM from the list of authorized medications for use in narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment by licensed narcotic treatment programs and would make conforming changes. The bill would remove from the statement of the Legislature's intent the requirement that daily attendance at a clinic would be incompatible with gainful employment, education, responsible homemaking, and retirement or medical disability. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 634, Statutes of 2024.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Joint Rule 61 suspended.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 15).

  13. In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.

  17. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E. D. and HEALTH.

  18. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 5557.)

  20. Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Page 5352.)

  21. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5291.)

  22. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From Consent Calendar.

  24. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  25. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 8).

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  28. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  30. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

  31. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  32. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.

  33. From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.

  34. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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Votes

AB 2115 Haney Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 45002
Republican 14000
Unaffiliated 18000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Villapudua — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Low — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Essayli, Bill Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Hoover, Josh Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea
Ta, Tri Republican Yea
Wallis, Greg Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2115 Haney By Wiener Urgency Clause

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 21001
Republican 6001
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Not Voting

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7001
Unaffiliated 2000
Republican 0001
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6000
Unaffiliated 4001
Republican 2000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eggman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Roth — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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AB 2115 Haney Assembly Third Reading

Passed 67 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 44003
Republican 8006
Unaffiliated 15004
Total 670013
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Rodriguez — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Ting — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wood — Yea
Low — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Friedman — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Not Voting
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Not Voting
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Essayli, Bill Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Hoover, Josh Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea
Ta, Tri Republican Yea
Wallis, Greg Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 3000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Villapudua — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea
Ta, Tri Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3000
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 6000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Rodriguez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 12001
Republican 5000
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2115 do?
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists by the California State Board of Pharmacy and makes a violation of the act a crime. Under existing law, specified clinics, including surgical clinics, may purchase drugs at wholesale for administration or dispensing to the clinic's patients. Existing law requires these clinics to maintain certain records and to obtain a license from the board. Existing law prohibits specified substances from being dispensed by a nonprofit or free clinic, as defined. This bill would authorize a practitioner authorized to prescribe a narcotic drug at a nonprofit or free clinic, as specified, to dispense the narcotic drug from clinic supply for the purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while arrangements are being made for referral for treatment, as described, and would require the clinic dispensing the narcotic to be subject to specified reporting, labeling, and recordkeeping requirements. The bill would require clinics with a supply of narcotic drugs being dispensed pursuant to these provisions to establish policies or procedures for dispensing the narcotics, as specified. Because the bill would specify additional requirements under the Pharmacy Law, a violation of which would be a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law classifies certain controlled substances into designated schedules. Existing law prohibits a controlled substance classified in Schedule II from being dispensed without a prescription, except when dispensed directly to the user in an amount not to exceed a 72-hour supply for the patient when the patient is not expected to require any additional amount of the controlled substance beyond the 72 hours. This bill would additionally authorize a practitioner to directly dispense no more than a 3-day supply of a Schedule II controlled substance to be dispensed to the ultimate user at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment, as specified. Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to regulate and license narcotic treatment programs, including in the use of narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment. Existing regulation specifies certain requirements and considerations for a patient to be eligible for treatment at a licensed narcotic treatment program, such as a medical evaluation conducted by the program, laboratory tests for disease, and minimum monthly participation in counseling, among others. Existing regulation also imposes specified criteria to be considered before a patient is eligible for take-home doses of medication. This bill would require the department to amend specified regulations regarding narcotic treatment programs to comply with federal regulations pertaining to dispensing of narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment. The bill would require the department to adopt these regulations by April 30, 2029. Existing law authorizes the use of specific medications for use in narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment by licensed narcotic treatment programs, including Levo-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM) . Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that take-home doses of narcotic replacement therapy medications are to be provided if the patient is clearly adhering to the requirements of the program and if daily attendance at a clinic would be incompatible with gainful employment, education, responsible homemaking, and retirement or medical disability, or as otherwise specified. This bill would remove LAAM from the list of authorized medications for use in narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment by licensed narcotic treatment programs and would make conforming changes. The bill would remove from the statement of the Legislature's intent the requirement that daily attendance at a clinic would be incompatible with gainful employment, education, responsible homemaking, and retirement or medical disability. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 2115?
AB 2115 is sponsored by Haney, Matt (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2115?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2024. Enacted.
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