---
type: "Bill"
title: "State parks: state beaches: smoking ban."
description: "Existing law makes it an infraction punishable by a fine of $250 for a person to smoke a cigarette, cigar, or other tobacco product within 25 feet of a playground or tot lot sandbox area."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20192020"
identifier: "SB 8"
citation: "California SB 8 (20192020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State parks: state beaches: smoking ban."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Glazer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-12-03"
last_action: "2019-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a83b5ba-24fa-4f18-9383-bf78c7b9e311"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB8"
source_hash: "d1181349aaf205061520981e5e1ac6b66a44ff9fa045f5eeac528dcd9a7afd8f"
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 8 (20192020) — State parks: state beaches: smoking ban.

Existing law makes it an infraction punishable by a fine of $250 for a person to smoke a cigarette, cigar, or other tobacco product within 25 feet of a playground or tot lot sandbox area.

## Version chain

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

1. **12/03/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB8&version=20190SB899INT)
2. **09/06/19 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB8&version=20190SB898AMD)
3. **10/11/19 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB8&version=20190SB896CHP)
4. **SB8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB8)
5. **09/13/19 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB8&version=20190SB897ENR)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading SB8 Glazer et al. — **28–10** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **10–3** (pass) · lower
- SB 8 Glazer Senate Third Reading By Levine — **59–17** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **14–4** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB8 Glazer et al. Concurrence — **29–10** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **4–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Glazer — primary (person)
- Choi — coauthor (person)
- Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
- Levine — principal coauthor (person)
- Mark Stone — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-03** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-12-04** From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.
- **2019-01-16** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Set for hearing March 12.
- **2019-03-12** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 332.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Set for hearing April 8.
- **2019-04-08** April 8 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2019-05-10** Set for hearing May 16.
- **2019-05-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1086.) (May 16). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1242.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-05-24** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-26** June 26 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2019-08-30** Coauthors revised.
- **2019-08-30** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (August 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2019-09-03** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-09-06** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-09-06** Ordered to third reading.
- **2019-09-10** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 3260.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-09-10** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2019-09-11** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 2841.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-09-18** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2019-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 761, Statutes of 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a83b5ba-24fa-4f18-9383-bf78c7b9e311`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).