republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/ab-1126.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cannabis: citation and fine."
description: "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 under the jurisdiction of the Department of Cannabis Control. Existing law authorizes certain employees of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) or a peace officer to enter and inspect a place at which cannabis or cannabis products are sold, cultivate, or stored and authorizes the CDTFA or a law enforcement agency to seize cannabis or cannabis products in certain circumstances, such as if the person is unlicensed, among others. Existing law makes refusal or failure to allow an inspection a misdemeanor and a violation of the Cannabis Tax Law, generally a misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "AB 1126"
citation: "California AB 1126 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cannabis", "citation and fine"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lackey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0281ce4e-678e-4399-a281-e012f9d05db9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1126"
source_hash: "34f1e7f439143ba7635a50dd7245018a4df0ba6e38af598e4b155ee6f7fa8abe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1126 (20232024) — Cannabis: citation and fine.

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 under the jurisdiction of the Department of Cannabis Control. Existing law authorizes certain employees of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) or a peace officer to enter and inspect a place at which cannabis or cannabis products are sold, cultivate, or stored and authorizes the CDTFA or a law enforcement agency to seize cannabis or cannabis products in certain circumstances, such as if the person is unlicensed, among others. Existing law makes refusal or failure to allow an inspection a misdemeanor and a violation of the Cannabis Tax Law, generally a misdemeanor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/15/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1126&version=20230AB112699INT)
2. **07/13/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1126&version=20230AB112698AMD)
3. **08/21/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1126&version=20230AB112697AMD)
4. **10/08/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1126&version=20230AB112695CHP)
5. **AB1126** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1126)
6. **09/14/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1126&version=20230AB112696ENR)

## Votes

- AB 1126 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB1126 Lackey et al. By Archuleta — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1126 Lackey Consent Calendar Second Day — **79–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lackey — primary (person)
- Aguiar-Curry — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-15** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
- **2023-03-02** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 11). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1181.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-03** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-14** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2023-07-12** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 10). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-07-13** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-08-14** Re-referred to Com. on APPR pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee`
- **2023-08-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-22** Measure version as amended on August 21 corrected. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-08-28** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-08-29** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-11** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2578.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-11** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2023-09-12** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3228.)
- **2023-09-12** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3294.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-19** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2023-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 563, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0281ce4e-678e-4399-a281-e012f9d05db9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).