California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2516 — Medical cannabis: state cultivator license types: specialty cottage type.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 827, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · 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.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act provides for the licensure and regulation of commercial activities relating to medical cannabis and establishes various types of state cultivator licenses to be issued to qualified applicants by the Department of Food and Agriculture. This bill would also provide for the issuance of a Type 1C, or "specialty cottage," state cultivator license, as specified, by the Department of Food and Agriculture.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 827, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 9. Page 6198.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 5113.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

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

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 21).

  13. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 9. Page 5125.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (May 27).

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

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  23. Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and B. & P.

  24. Read first time.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  26. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wood · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wood

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

AB 2516 WOOD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 62 Yea · 9 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 56806
Democratic 5000
Republican 1103
Total 62909
% of votes cast 78%11%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Nay
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Harper — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — 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 Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2516 Wood By Hertzberg

Passed 29 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27801
Democratic 2100
Total 29901
% of votes cast 74%23%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Bates — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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

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

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AB 2516 WOOD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 63 Yea · 9 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 56806
Democratic 5000
Republican 2102
Total 63908
% of votes cast 79%11%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Salas — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13102
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 15104
% of votes cast 75%5%0%20%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 13 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13100
Republican 0002
Total 13102
% of votes cast 81%6%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Brough — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Salas — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6100
Republican 0101
Democratic 1000
Total 7201
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2516 do?
The Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act provides for the licensure and regulation of commercial activities relating to medical cannabis and establishes various types of state cultivator licenses to be issued to qualified applicants by the Department of Food and Agriculture. This bill would also provide for the issuance of a Type 1C, or "specialty cottage," state cultivator license, as specified, by the Department of Food and Agriculture.
Who sponsors AB 2516?
AB 2516 is sponsored by Wood.
What is the current status of AB 2516?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2516?
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