Cannabis: state licensing fee waivers: needs-based applicants and licensees: local equity applicants and licensees.
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. MAUCRSA generally divides responsibility for the state licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity among the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the State Department of Public Health. MAUCRSA requires a licensing authority to establish a scale of application, licensing, and renewal fees, based upon the cost of enforcing MAUCRSA, as specified.
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SB 595
California SB 595 (20192020)
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Cannabis: state licensing fee waivers: needs-based applicants and licensees: local equity applicants and licensees.
California SB 595 (20192020) — Cannabis: state licensing fee waivers: needs-based applicants and licensees: local equity applicants and licensees.
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. MAUCRSA generally divides responsibility for the state licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity among the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the State Department of Public Health. MAUCRSA requires a licensing authority to establish a scale of application, licensing, and renewal fees, based upon the cost of enforcing MAUCRSA, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 595 Bradford Senate Third Reading By Bonta — 57–13 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 15–2 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business — 30–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 15–1 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bradford — primary (person)
Bonta — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2019-02-25 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
2019-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2019-03-07 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2019-03-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-03 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2019-04-04 Set for hearing April 8.
2019-04-09 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 599.) (April 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-04-10 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-18 Set for hearing April 29.
2019-04-29 April 29 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2019-05-10 Set for hearing May 16.
2019-05-17 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1104.) (May 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-05-17 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 1251.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-06-06 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2019-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-14 August 14 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2019-08-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 2.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-09-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-06 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-06 Ordered to third reading.
2019-09-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 13. Page 3570.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-13 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-09-14 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2951.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2019-10-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 852, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/41d85af5-ace9-473b-b8fa-96fd077ea5cf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).