---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cannabis: state and local equity programs."
description: "The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "SB 1294"
citation: "California SB 1294 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cannabis: state and local equity programs."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradford"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 34
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-09-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f41454d1-4ed2-4226-8778-1fcb19e1229c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294"
source_hash: "b588720f246499bdef1b482790aba78f18ef7074d961a8df2f24c23601bed515"
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 1294 (20172018) — Cannabis: state and local equity programs.

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/16/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294&version=20170SB129499INT)
2. **04/04/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294&version=20170SB129498AMD)
3. **04/19/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294&version=20170SB129497AMD)
4. **06/20/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294&version=20170SB129496AMD)
5. **08/06/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294&version=20170SB129495AMD)
6. **08/23/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294&version=20170SB129494AMD)
7. **09/26/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294&version=20170SB129492CHP)
8. **SB1294** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294)
9. **09/07/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1294&version=20170SB129493ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **13–5** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 1294 Bradford Senate Third Reading By COOLEY — **60–16** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **28–9** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB1294 Bradford et al. Concurrence — **28–10** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **12–4** (pass) · lower
- Do pass — **5–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bradford — primary (person)
- Bonta — coauthor (person)
- Jones-Sawyer — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-16** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-20** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- **2018-03-01** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-04-05** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2018-04-05** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-13** Set for hearing April 23.
- **2018-04-19** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 4783.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Set for hearing May 14.
- **2018-05-14** May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2018-05-18** Set for hearing May 25.
- **2018-05-25** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4307.) (May 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2018-05-25** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-05-29** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4352.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-29** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2018-06-07** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-20** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-06-26** Coauthors revised.
- **2018-06-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-08-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-15** August 15 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2018-08-16** Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
- **2018-08-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 16). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2018-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-08-23** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2018-08-23** Ordered to third reading.
- **2018-08-31** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-31** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2018-08-31** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 6175.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-12** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- **2018-09-26** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 794, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f41454d1-4ed2-4226-8778-1fcb19e1229c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).