--- type: "Bill" title: "Budget Act of 2021: Department of Cannabis Control: licensure: safety and quality assurance." description: "Existing law, 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: "20212022" identifier: "AB 141" citation: "California AB 141 (20212022)" classification: ["bill", "appropriation"] subjects: ["Budget Act of 2021: Department of Cannabis Control: licensure: safety and quality assurance."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget"] version_count: 6 action_count: 28 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2021-01-08" last_action: "2021-07-12" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e21c3749-781f-428e-92bf-b1b7a7efdcf2" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB141" source_hash: "6129e6582911e357c98cec1a1e5680e17fe2b497202f559d6347f9e833bcc5fd" 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 141 (20212022) — Budget Act of 2021: Department of Cannabis Control: licensure: safety and quality assurance. Existing law, 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. **01/08/21 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB141&version=20210AB14199INT) 2. **02/18/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB141&version=20210AB14198AMD) 3. **06/27/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB141&version=20210AB14197AMD) 4. **07/12/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB141&version=20210AB14195CHP) 5. **AB141** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB141) 6. **07/01/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB141&version=20210AB14196ENR) ## Votes - AB 141 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By TING — **58–18** (pass) · lower - AB 141 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By TING — **56–18** (pass) · lower - 2nd Reading AB141 BUDGET (Ting) By Skinner — **28–5** (pass) · upper - Do pass — **13–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Committee on Budget — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2021-01-08** Introduced. To print. `introduction` - **2021-01-09** From printer. May be heard in committee February 9. - **2021-01-11** Read first time. `reading-1` - **2021-01-28** Referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee` - **2021-02-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on BUDGET. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2` - **2021-02-22** Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee` - **2021-02-22** Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 432.) - **2021-02-22** Withdrawn from committee. - **2021-02-22** Ordered to second reading. - **2021-02-23** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2021-02-25** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 18. Page 482.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2021-02-25** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1` - **2021-03-11** Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. `referral-committee` - **2021-06-24** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 1627.) - **2021-06-27** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee` - **2021-06-28** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - **2021-06-28** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 9.) - **2021-06-30** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2021-07-01** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2021-07-01** Senate Rule 29 suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 1750.) - **2021-07-01** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 5. Page 1756.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2021-07-01** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. - **2021-07-01** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 19. Page 2195.) - **2021-07-01** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 19. Page 2195.) - **2021-07-01** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 2199.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2021-07-05** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. - **2021-07-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2021-07-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 70, Statutes of 2021. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e21c3749-781f-428e-92bf-b1b7a7efdcf2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).