Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for any person to possess nitrous oxide or any substance containing nitrous oxide, with the intent to breathe, inhale, or ingest for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, stupefaction, or dulling of the senses or for the purpose of, in any manner, changing, distorting, or disturbing the audio, visual, or mental processes, or to knowingly and with the intent to do so be under the influence of nitrous oxide or any material containing nitrous oxide.
California AB 1015 (20092010) — Nitrous oxide: prohibit sale to minors.
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for any person to possess nitrous oxide or any substance containing nitrous oxide, with the intent to breathe, inhale, or ingest for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, stupefaction, or dulling of the senses or for the purpose of, in any manner, changing, distorting, or disturbing the audio, visual, or mental processes, or to knowingly and with the intent to do so be under the influence of nitrous oxide or any material containing nitrous oxide.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1015 TORLAKSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
AB 1015 TORLAKSON Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — pass (pass) · lower
Special Consent #15 AB1015 Torlakson — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — pass (pass) · lower
Special Consent #20 AB1015 Torlakson By Padilla — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Torlakson — primary (person)
John A. Perez — coauthor (person)
Padilla — coauthor (person)
V. Manuel Perez — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2009-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
2009-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2009-03-26 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2009-04-27 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-04-28 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-04-29 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2009-05-14 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-05-18 Read second time. To Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-21 From Consent Calendar. To third reading.
2009-05-26 Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1680.). reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-05-28 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 1736.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-05-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-06-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2009-06-16 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2009-06-23 In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.
2009-07-08 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 7). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-07-09 Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1
2009-07-23 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2009-08-17 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-08-20 Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
2009-08-24 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1926.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-08-25 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2009-08-27 Ordered returned to Senate.
2009-08-27 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2009-09-03 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. reading-3, passage
2009-09-03 Read third time, amended. To second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-09-04 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-09-08 Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
2009-09-09 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2341.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-09-10 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2009-09-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3353.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2009-09-25 Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2009-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2009-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 266, Statutes of 2009.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/75fba29b-15e4-4f2d-adac-8643b39dbb1a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).