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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Controlled substances."
+description: "Existing law requires a prescriber, with certain exceptions, before directly dispensing or issuing for a minor the first prescription for a controlled substance containing an opioid in a single course of treatment, to discuss specified information with the minor, the minor's parent or guardian, or another adult authorized to consent to the minor's medical treatment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
+legislature: "California Legislature"
+session: "20232024"
+identifier: "SB 607"
+citation: "California SB 607 (20232024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Controlled substances"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Portantino"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-02-15"
+last_action: "2024-09-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0901b4a5-106d-4fbf-bba9-78cdad27c986"
+source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB607"
+source_hash: "edc6c5cb51bd15af263d6303f86e16a479b4975914eb987932b555c585f13b93"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
+---
+
+# California SB 607 (20232024) — Controlled substances.
+
+Existing law requires a prescriber, with certain exceptions, before directly dispensing or issuing for a minor the first prescription for a controlled substance containing an opioid in a single course of treatment, to discuss specified information with the minor, the minor's parent or guardian, or another adult authorized to consent to the minor's medical treatment.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **02/15/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB607&version=20230SB60799INT)
+2. **01/03/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB607&version=20230SB60796AMD)
+3. **01/04/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB607&version=20230SB60795AMD)
+4. **04/17/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB607&version=20230SB60798AMD)
+5. **04/24/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB607&version=20230SB60797AMD)
+6. **09/28/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB607&version=20230SB60793CHP)
+7. **SB607** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB607)
+8. **08/29/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB607&version=20230SB60794ENR)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **12–1** (pass) · lower
+- SB 607 Portantino Senate Third Reading By Low — **49–3** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **12–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass. — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Portantino — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-15** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-02-16** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
+- **2023-02-22** Referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-12** Set for hearing April 26.
+- **2023-04-17** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-24** April 26 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
+- **2023-04-24** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-25** Set for hearing May 3.
+- **2023-05-01** May 3 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
+- **2024-01-03** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-03** Withdrawn from committee.
+- **2024-01-03** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-03** Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-04** Set for hearing January 8.
+- **2024-01-04** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-08** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 2950.) (January 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-10** Set for hearing January 16.
+- **2024-01-16** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
+- **2024-01-17** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2024-01-22** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3020.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2024-01-22** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
+- **2024-04-29** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-23** June 4 hearing postponed by committee.
+- **2024-06-11** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
+- **2024-06-26** June 26 hearing postponed by committee.
+- **2024-07-02** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-07-03** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2024-08-27** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 49. Noes 3. Page 6661.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2024-08-28** In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
+- **2024-09-03** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
+- **2024-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 862, Statutes of 2024. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0901b4a5-106d-4fbf-bba9-78cdad27c986`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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