Physicians and surgeons: treatment and medication of patients using cannabis.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties over the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. The act authorizes the board to take action against all persons guilty of violating the act. The act makes it a misdemeanor for any person, whether licensed under the act or not, to violate specified provisions of the act.
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20212022
AB 1954
California AB 1954 (20212022)
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Physicians and surgeons: treatment and medication of patients using cannabis.
California AB 1954 (20212022) — Physicians and surgeons: treatment and medication of patients using cannabis.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties over the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. The act authorizes the board to take action against all persons guilty of violating the act. The act makes it a misdemeanor for any person, whether licensed under the act or not, to violate specified provisions of the act.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 18–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1954 Quirk Assembly Third Reading — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Quirk — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-10 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-02-11 From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2022-02-18 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2022-04-19 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 19). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2022-04-20 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-04-21 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2022-05-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4738.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4911.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-06-01 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2022-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-27 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2022-06-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-17 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4873.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-18 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2022-08-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2022-09-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 232, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b5025046-3f19-468f-85f2-c56d5cdb1a34. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).