---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adult-use cannabis and medicinal cannabis: license application: labor peace agreements."
description: "The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20192020"
identifier: "AB 1291"
citation: "California AB 1291 (20192020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adult-use cannabis and medicinal cannabis: license application: labor peace agreements."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jones-Sawyer"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5c50358-366d-4b51-ac2e-ab93477f9c4f"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1291"
source_hash: "580e6744e8971d5a1c113928210d6e4d9619ce94fef25bb4b9586dd931f4f583"
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 AB 1291 (20192020) — Adult-use cannabis and medicinal cannabis: license application: labor peace agreements.

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (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.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/19 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1291&version=20190AB129199INT)
2. **06/20/19 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1291&version=20190AB129198AMD)
3. **08/30/19 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1291&version=20190AB129197AMD)
4. **10/12/19 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1291&version=20190AB129195CHP)
5. **AB1291** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1291)
6. **09/12/19 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1291&version=20190AB129196ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1291 Jones-Sawyer Assembly Third Reading — **57–15** (pass) · lower
- AB 1291 Jones-Sawyer Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **63–14** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB1291 Jones-Sawyer By Caballero — **31–9** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **13–5** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment] — **15–3** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **6–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jones-Sawyer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2019-03-11** Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and L. & E. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 15. Noes 3.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (May 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 15. Page 1766.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-05-16** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-29** Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and L., P.E. & R. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2019-06-20** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-12** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-30** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2019-08-30** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-09-03** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-09-05** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2584.). `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-09-06** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2019-09-09** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 14. Page 3146.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-09-17** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2019-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 826, Statutes of 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5c50358-366d-4b51-ac2e-ab93477f9c4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).