Existing law generally prohibits the unauthorized use, possession, and sale of controlled substances, and regulates programs and facilities that provide treatment and other services to persons affected by narcotic, alcohol, and other drug abuse. Under existing law, it is unlawful to deliver, furnish, or transfer, possess with intent to deliver, furnish, or transfer, or manufacture with intent to deliver, furnish, or transfer, drug paraphernalia, as defined, knowing, or under circumstances where a person reasonably should know, that it will be used to engage in specified acts relating to controlled substances.
California AB 851 (20192020) — Drug masking products.
Existing law generally prohibits the unauthorized use, possession, and sale of controlled substances, and regulates programs and facilities that provide treatment and other services to persons affected by narcotic, alcohol, and other drug abuse. Under existing law, it is unlawful to deliver, furnish, or transfer, possess with intent to deliver, furnish, or transfer, or manufacture with intent to deliver, furnish, or transfer, drug paraphernalia, as defined, knowing, or under circumstances where a person reasonably should know, that it will be used to engage in specified acts relating to controlled substances.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 851 Cooper Consent Calendar Second Day — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Cooper — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2019-03-04 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2019-04-03 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-04-04 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1189.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-04-24 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and RLS. referral-committee
2019-06-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-06 Withdrawn from committee.
2019-06-06 Ordered to second reading.
2019-06-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-06-17 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2019-06-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1678.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-06-20 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2019-06-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2019-07-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-07-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 45, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a21a2044-2cb2-495e-8c9d-53c0022dc062. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).