Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to sell, dispense, distribute, furnish, administer, or give, or offer to sell, dispense, distribute, furnish, administer, or give, or possess for sale, any synthetic cannabinoid compound or any synthetic cannabinoid derivative and makes it an infraction to use or possess those drugs. Existing law provides that a controlled substance analog, which includes a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance, is treated the same as the Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance of which it is an analog for the purposes of specified provisions of law.
California SB 1036 (20152016) — Controlled substances: synthetic cannabinoids: analogs.
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to sell, dispense, distribute, furnish, administer, or give, or offer to sell, dispense, distribute, furnish, administer, or give, or possess for sale, any synthetic cannabinoid compound or any synthetic cannabinoid derivative and makes it an infraction to use or possess those drugs. Existing law provides that a controlled substance analog, which includes a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance, is treated the same as the Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance of which it is an analog for the purposes of specified provisions of law.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1036 Hernandez Senate Third Reading By JONES-SAWYER — 78–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hernandez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2016-02-25 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-03-17 Set for hearing April 5.
2016-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3395.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-08 Set for hearing April 18.
2016-04-18 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2016-04-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3736.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-03 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-12 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-06-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5882.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2016-08-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 627, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/35490bc1-f2ae-4c45-8660-6097f677a807. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).