California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1294 — Cannabis: state and local equity programs.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 794, Statutes of 2018.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. This bill would enact the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018. The bill would authorize the Bureau of Cannabis Control, upon request by a local jurisdiction, to provide technical assistance, as defined, to a local equity program that helps local equity applicants or local equity licensees. The bill would, upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature, authorize an eligible local jurisdiction to submit an application to the bureau for a grant to assist local equity applicants and local equity licensees through that local jurisdiction's equity program. The bill would require the bureau to review an application, and to grant funding to an eligible local jurisdiction, based on specified factors. The bill would require an eligible local jurisdiction that receives grant funds pursuant to these provisions to use the grant funds to assist local equity licensees in that local jurisdiction to gain entry to, and to successfully operate in, the state's regulated cannabis marketplace. The bill would require an eligible local jurisdiction that receives grant funds pursuant to these provisions to, on or before a specified date, submit an annual report to the bureau that contains specified information on the use of the grant funds and specified demographic data. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2019, the bureau to, among other things, publish approved local equity ordinances and model equity ordinances created by advocacy groups and experts, as specified, and to submit a report to the Legislature regarding the progress of local equity programs that receive funding pursuant to these provisions. The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, an initiative measure, authorizes the Legislature to amend the act to further the purposes and intent of the act with a 23 vote of the membership of both houses of the Legislature, except as provided. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 794, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 6175.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 16).

  11. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  12. August 15 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Coauthors revised.

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  17. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  18. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4352.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4307.) (May 25).

  22. Set for hearing May 25.

  23. May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  24. Set for hearing May 14.

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 4783.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  27. Set for hearing April 23.

  28. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  30. Withdrawn from committee.

  31. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  32. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  33. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  34. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bonta · Cosponsor
  • Bradford · Primary
  • Jones-Sawyer · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bradford

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Bonta
  • Jones-Sawyer

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 1294 Bradford Senate Third Reading By COOLEY

Passed 60 Yea · 16 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 431302
Democratic 15001
Republican 2301
Total 601604
% of votes cast 75%20%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Nay
Salas — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Unfinished Business SB1294 Bradford et al. Concurrence

Passed 28 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24902
Democratic 4100
Total 281002
% of votes cast 70%25%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Chang — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beall — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 9400
Republican 0001
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Friedman — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9500
Democratic 3001
Republican 1000
Total 13501
% of votes cast 68%26%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Holden — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Ting — Yea
Fong — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea

3rd Reading

Passed 28 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24802
Democratic 4100
Total 28902
% of votes cast 72%23%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Monning — Yea
Newman — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Portantino — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8100
Total 8100
% of votes cast 89%11%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Newman — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Pan — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1294 do?
The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. This bill would enact the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018. The bill would authorize the Bureau of Cannabis Control, upon request by a local jurisdiction, to provide technical assistance, as defined, to a local equity program that helps local equity applicants or local equity licensees. The bill would, upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature, authorize an eligible local jurisdiction to submit an application to the bureau for a grant to assist local equity applicants and local equity licensees through that local jurisdiction's equity program. The bill would require the bureau to review an application, and to grant funding to an eligible local jurisdiction, based on specified factors. The bill would require an eligible local jurisdiction that receives grant funds pursuant to these provisions to use the grant funds to assist local equity licensees in that local jurisdiction to gain entry to, and to successfully operate in, the state's regulated cannabis marketplace. The bill would require an eligible local jurisdiction that receives grant funds pursuant to these provisions to, on or before a specified date, submit an annual report to the bureau that contains specified information on the use of the grant funds and specified demographic data. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2019, the bureau to, among other things, publish approved local equity ordinances and model equity ordinances created by advocacy groups and experts, as specified, and to submit a report to the Legislature regarding the progress of local equity programs that receive funding pursuant to these provisions. The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, an initiative measure, authorizes the Legislature to amend the act to further the purposes and intent of the act with a 23 vote of the membership of both houses of the Legislature, except as provided. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act.
Who sponsors SB 1294?
SB 1294 is sponsored by Bonta, Bradford, and Jones-Sawyer.
What is the current status of SB 1294?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.
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