Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, classifies controlled substances into 5 designated schedules, with the most restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule I, and the least restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule V. Existing law classifies hydrocodone as a Schedule II controlled substance. Existing law classifies specified compounds, including some hydrocodone compounds, as Schedule III controlled substances. Existing law imposes stringent prescription requirements on drugs classified as Schedule II, including a limitation on refills, the violation of which are crimes.
California AB 2783 (20172018) — Controlled substances: hydrocodone combination products: schedules.
Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, classifies controlled substances into 5 designated schedules, with the most restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule I, and the least restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule V. Existing law classifies hydrocodone as a Schedule II controlled substance. Existing law classifies specified compounds, including some hydrocodone compounds, as Schedule III controlled substances. Existing law imposes stringent prescription requirements on drugs classified as Schedule II, including a limitation on refills, the violation of which are crimes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2783 O'DONNELL Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
O'Donnell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2018-03-22 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-03-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-02 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-04-11 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-12 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-05-09 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-10 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-17 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5216.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-17 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-30 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-07-02 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-08-17 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-22 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5818.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-29 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6840.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2018-09-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 589, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ea2f52ea-b240-4348-ad54-7868a7660ec3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).