California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 2679 — Medical marijuana: regulation: research.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 828, Statutes of 2016.

  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.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA) , provides for the licensure of persons engaged in specified activities relating to medical marijuana and establishes other regulatory provisions. That act also requires each licensing authority to prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report on the authority's activities and post the report on the authority's Internet Web site. This bill would require the report to also include the number of appeals from the denial of state licenses or other disciplinary actions taken by the licensing authority, the average time spent on these appeals, and the number of complaints submitted by citizens or representatives of cities or counties regarding licensees, as specified. (2) Existing law authorizes the creation by the University of California of the California Marijuana Research Program, the purpose of which is to develop and conduct studies intended to ascertain the general medical safety and efficacy of marijuana, and if found valuable, to develop medical guidelines for the appropriate administration and use of marijuana. This bill would specify that the studies may include studies to ascertain the effect of marijuana on motor skills. (3) Existing law, until one year after the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation posts a notice on its Internet Web site that licensing authorities have commenced issuing licenses pursuant to the MMRSA, exempts cooperatives and collectives who cultivate medical cannabis for qualified patients from criminal sanctions for specified activities related to the growing, sale, and distribution of marijuana. This bill, during that same period, would exempt collectives and cooperatives that manufacture medical cannabis products from criminal sanctions for manufacturing medical cannabis if the cooperative or collective meets specified requirements, including using specified manufacturing processes and possessing a valid local license, permit, or other authorization.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 828, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 5. Page 6556.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6544.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 31).

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6474.)

  8. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 7. Page 5487.).

  11. From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) .

  12. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  13. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  18. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

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

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4687.)

  23. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  24. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

  29. Read first time.

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

  31. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Cooley · Primary
  • Jones-Sawyer · Cosponsor
  • Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
  • McCarty · Cosponsor
  • Wood · Cosponsor
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Cooley

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (116)

116 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 2679 COOLEY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 70 Yea · 5 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61405
Democratic 5000
Republican 4100
Total 70505
% of votes cast 88%6%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Harper — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 15002
Total 16002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB2679 Cooley By McGuire

Passed 32 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30600
Democratic 2100
Total 32700
% of votes cast 82%18%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Lara — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Pan — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

Official roll call →

AB 2679 COOLEY Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Harper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 19001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Republican 2000
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2679 do?
(1) Existing law, the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA) , provides for the licensure of persons engaged in specified activities relating to medical marijuana and establishes other regulatory provisions. That act also requires each licensing authority to prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report on the authority's activities and post the report on the authority's Internet Web site. This bill would require the report to also include the number of appeals from the denial of state licenses or other disciplinary actions taken by the licensing authority, the average time spent on these appeals, and the number of complaints submitted by citizens or representatives of cities or counties regarding licensees, as specified. (2) Existing law authorizes the creation by the University of California of the California Marijuana Research Program, the purpose of which is to develop and conduct studies intended to ascertain the general medical safety and efficacy of marijuana, and if found valuable, to develop medical guidelines for the appropriate administration and use of marijuana. This bill would specify that the studies may include studies to ascertain the effect of marijuana on motor skills. (3) Existing law, until one year after the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation posts a notice on its Internet Web site that licensing authorities have commenced issuing licenses pursuant to the MMRSA, exempts cooperatives and collectives who cultivate medical cannabis for qualified patients from criminal sanctions for specified activities related to the growing, sale, and distribution of marijuana. This bill, during that same period, would exempt collectives and cooperatives that manufacture medical cannabis products from criminal sanctions for manufacturing medical cannabis if the cooperative or collective meets specified requirements, including using specified manufacturing processes and possessing a valid local license, permit, or other authorization.
Who sponsors AB 2679?
AB 2679 is sponsored by Cooley, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Tom (Republican), McCarty, Wood, and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2679?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
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