Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, regulates the cultivation, distribution, transport, storage, manufacturing, testing, processing, sale, and use of marijuana for nonmedical purposes by people 21 years of age and older. The existing 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.
California AB 623 (20232024) — Cannabis: THC testing variances.
Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, regulates the cultivation, distribution, transport, storage, manufacturing, testing, processing, sale, and use of marijuana for nonmedical purposes by people 21 years of age and older. The existing 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 623 Chen Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Chen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-10 From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2023-03-16 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2023-03-16 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2023-04-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-05-03 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-05-10 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 10). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-18 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1595.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-18 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-31 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. referral-committee
2023-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-14 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-07 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2484.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-07 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2023-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 267, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3cce3e0c-6ea9-4df9-9769-ade52af039d8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).