Existing law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , provides for the licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity. Existing law requires a licensed distributor to arrange for a testing laboratory to obtain a representative sample of each cannabis batch at the distributor's premises for testing and, upon issuance of a certificate of analysis by a licensed testing laboratory, conduct a quality assurance review before distribution to ensure the labeling and packaging conform to the legal requirements. Existing law authorizes cannabis and cannabis products fit for sale to be transported only from the distributor's premises to the premises of a licensed retailer, microbusiness, or nonprofit.
California SB 311 (20172018) — Commercial cannabis activity: licensed distributors.
Existing law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , provides for the licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity. Existing law requires a licensed distributor to arrange for a testing laboratory to obtain a representative sample of each cannabis batch at the distributor's premises for testing and, upon issuance of a certificate of analysis by a licensed testing laboratory, conduct a quality assurance review before distribution to ensure the labeling and packaging conform to the legal requirements. Existing law authorizes cannabis and cannabis products fit for sale to be transported only from the distributor's premises to the premises of a licensed retailer, microbusiness, or nonprofit.
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] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 34–6 (pass) · upper
SB 311 Pan Third Reading Urgency By LOW — 70–1 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB311 Pan Urgency Clause Concurrence — 32–6 (pass) · upper
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Pan — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2017-02-23 Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and APPR. referral-committee
2017-03-16 Set for hearing March 27.
2017-03-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 488.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-04-05 Set for hearing April 17.
2017-04-17 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-04-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-04-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 6. Page 766.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-04-20 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-06-15 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-06-18 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
2018-07-02 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-07-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-16 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 6305.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-16 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-20 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2018-08-20 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5450.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-21 Set for hearing August 22.
2018-08-22 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 5619.) committee-passage
2018-08-23 Urgency clause adopted.
2018-08-23 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 6. Page 5627.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-08-31 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
2018-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 556, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8af0c9bc-72b9-4e26-9d43-497321833fd3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).