California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2149 — State Board of Equalization: counties: state agencies: collection of cash payments: medical cannabis-related businesses.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, an initiative measure enacted by the approval of Proposition 215 at the November 5, 1996, statewide general election, exempts from specified criminal penalties the possession or cultivation of medical marijuana by patients and primary caregivers. The Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act provides for the licensure and regulation of commercial medical cannabis activity by various state entities, as specified. This bill would authorize the State Board of Equalization or a county to collect cash payments from medical cannabis-related businesses for state agencies, including the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Employment Development Department, if that state agency has entered into an agreement with the board or county. This bill would require a county to collect only if both the board of supervisors of the county and the county tax collector or county treasurer-tax collector approves of entering into an agreement with a state agency to make those collections. The bill would require the agreement to include specified provisions, including that the board or county transmit the collected moneys to the Treasurer to be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the funds or accounts which the fees, fines, penalties, or other charges are otherwise required by law to be deposited, as specified. For the collection by the board or a county of regulatory fees on the behalf of a state agency pursuant to an agreement, this bill would continuously appropriate to the board or county an amount equal to the amount necessary for its costs of collection, not to exceed 10% of the amounts collected, from the funds or accounts which those regulatory fees are to be deposited. For the collection by the board or a county of fines, penalties, taxes, or other charges on the behalf of a state agency pursuant to an agreement, the bill would require the board or county to be reimbursed for its costs of collection from the funds or accounts which those fines, penalties, taxes, or other charges are to be deposited, not to exceed 10% of the amounts collected, upon appropriation by the Legislature. This bill would also allow a state agency that enters into an agreement with the board or a county to impose a cash collection fee in an amount reasonably necessary to recover the collection costs to be incurred by the board or county in dealing with cash payments, not to exceed 10% of any amounts collected. The bill would require the cash collection fee to be determined by the state agency and the board or county, and would require any cash collection fees to be deposited into the funds or accounts which the fine, penalty, or other charge to be collected is deposited.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 29).

  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 22. Page 5140.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (May 27).

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Read second time and amended.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 18).

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.

  18. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 31). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on B. & F.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bonilla · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bonilla

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

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
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 2149 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 22 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 511801
Democratic 5000
Republican 1400
Total 572201
% of votes cast 71%28%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Low — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kim — Nay
Chang — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12202
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 14402
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Obernolte — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Republican 0001
Total 8003
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

taxation healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2149 do?
Existing law, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, an initiative measure enacted by the approval of Proposition 215 at the November 5, 1996, statewide general election, exempts from specified criminal penalties the possession or cultivation of medical marijuana by patients and primary caregivers. The Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act provides for the licensure and regulation of commercial medical cannabis activity by various state entities, as specified. This bill would authorize the State Board of Equalization or a county to collect cash payments from medical cannabis-related businesses for state agencies, including the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Employment Development Department, if that state agency has entered into an agreement with the board or county. This bill would require a county to collect only if both the board of supervisors of the county and the county tax collector or county treasurer-tax collector approves of entering into an agreement with a state agency to make those collections. The bill would require the agreement to include specified provisions, including that the board or county transmit the collected moneys to the Treasurer to be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the funds or accounts which the fees, fines, penalties, or other charges are otherwise required by law to be deposited, as specified. For the collection by the board or a county of regulatory fees on the behalf of a state agency pursuant to an agreement, this bill would continuously appropriate to the board or county an amount equal to the amount necessary for its costs of collection, not to exceed 10% of the amounts collected, from the funds or accounts which those regulatory fees are to be deposited. For the collection by the board or a county of fines, penalties, taxes, or other charges on the behalf of a state agency pursuant to an agreement, the bill would require the board or county to be reimbursed for its costs of collection from the funds or accounts which those fines, penalties, taxes, or other charges are to be deposited, not to exceed 10% of the amounts collected, upon appropriation by the Legislature. This bill would also allow a state agency that enters into an agreement with the board or a county to impose a cash collection fee in an amount reasonably necessary to recover the collection costs to be incurred by the board or county in dealing with cash payments, not to exceed 10% of any amounts collected. The bill would require the cash collection fee to be determined by the state agency and the board or county, and would require any cash collection fees to be deposited into the funds or accounts which the fine, penalty, or other charge to be collected is deposited.
Who sponsors AB 2149?
AB 2149 is sponsored by Bonilla.
What is the current status of AB 2149?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2149?
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