The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (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. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities.
California SB 1294 (20172018) — Cannabis: state and local equity programs.
The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (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. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–5 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1294 Bradford Senate Third Reading By COOLEY — 60–16 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 28–9 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–1 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1294 Bradford et al. Concurrence — 28–10 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 12–4 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bradford — primary (person)
Bonta — coauthor (person)
Jones-Sawyer — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2018-03-01 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-04-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-05 Withdrawn from committee.
2018-04-05 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2018-04-12 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2018-04-13 Set for hearing April 23.
2018-04-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 4783.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-05-09 Set for hearing May 14.
2018-05-14 May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-05-18 Set for hearing May 25.
2018-05-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4307.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4352.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-06-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-26 Coauthors revised.
2018-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-08-15 August 15 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-08-16 Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2018-08-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-23 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-23 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-31 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 6175.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2018-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 794, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f41454d1-4ed2-4226-8778-1fcb19e1229c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).