--- 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).