California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 527 — Local government: Williamson Act: cultivation of cannabis and hemp.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 273, Statutes of 2019.

  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 21, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 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 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Land Conservation Act of 1965, otherwise known as the Williamson Act, authorizes a city or county to contract with a landowner to limit the use of agricultural land located in an agricultural preserve designated by the city or county. Existing law requires the board of supervisors or city council, as applicable, to adopt rules governing the administration of agricultural preserves, including rules related to compatible uses consistent with specified principles of compatibility. Existing law defines "agricultural preserve" for these purposes to include an area devoted to agricultural use, which is further defined as a use of land for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity for commercial purposes. This bill would provide that industrial hemp, cultivated in accordance with specified law, is an agricultural commodity for these purposes. This bill would authorize these rules to provide that commercial cultivation of cannabis pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act may constitute a compatible use on contracted or noncontracted lands within an agricultural preserve. The bill would state these provisions are declaratory of existing law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 273, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 2265.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 10. Page 2672.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 3).

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

  10. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 1008.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 713.) (April 10).

  15. Set for hearing April 10.

  16. April 3 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. Set for hearing April 3.

  18. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  19. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Unfinished Business SB527 Caballero Concurrence

Passed 30 Yea · 7 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21402
Democratic 8101
Republican 1200
Total 30703
% of votes cast 75%18%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bates — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Borgeas — Not Voting
Leyva — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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SB 527 Caballero Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry

Passed 58 Yea · 10 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39607
Democratic 18202
Republican 1202
Total 5810011
% of votes cast 73%13%0%14%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Salas — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Chu — Not Voting
Diep — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
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 Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3202
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 6203
% of votes cast 55%18%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Salas — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 30 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23301
Democratic 7200
Republican 0200
Total 30701
% of votes cast 79%18%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bates — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Borgeas — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

public-safety environment agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 527 do?
The California Land Conservation Act of 1965, otherwise known as the Williamson Act, authorizes a city or county to contract with a landowner to limit the use of agricultural land located in an agricultural preserve designated by the city or county. Existing law requires the board of supervisors or city council, as applicable, to adopt rules governing the administration of agricultural preserves, including rules related to compatible uses consistent with specified principles of compatibility. Existing law defines "agricultural preserve" for these purposes to include an area devoted to agricultural use, which is further defined as a use of land for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity for commercial purposes. This bill would provide that industrial hemp, cultivated in accordance with specified law, is an agricultural commodity for these purposes. This bill would authorize these rules to provide that commercial cultivation of cannabis pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act may constitute a compatible use on contracted or noncontracted lands within an agricultural preserve. The bill would state these provisions are declaratory of existing law.
Who sponsors SB 527?
SB 527 is sponsored by Caballero, Anna M. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 527?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2019. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 527?
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