Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

7.0 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill Controlled substances: punishment. Existing law makes it a crime to possess specified controlled substances, a controlled substance analog, or drug paraphernalia. Existing law provides that it is not a crime for a person who experiences a drug-related overdose and who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance, or any other person who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for the person experiencing a drug-related overdose, to be under the influence of, or to possess for personal use, a controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or drug paraphernalia, under certain circumstances related to a drug-related overdose that prompted seeking medical assistance if that person does not obstruct medical or law enforcement personnel. us/states/ca California Legislature 20232024 SB 250 California SB 250 (20232024)
bill
Controlled substances
punishment
enacted
Umberg
8 25 5 2023-01-26 2023-07-21 openstates ocd-bill/37945229-0fac-42fd-9b5b-235a8df091b5 http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB250 937d54619ce5d52a2489fb3e9ce32071bc5403846117ef52da67e0b1b9c3fe36 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-ca

California SB 250 (20232024) — Controlled substances: punishment.

Existing law makes it a crime to possess specified controlled substances, a controlled substance analog, or drug paraphernalia. Existing law provides that it is not a crime for a person who experiences a drug-related overdose and who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance, or any other person who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for the person experiencing a drug-related overdose, to be under the influence of, or to possess for personal use, a controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or drug paraphernalia, under certain circumstances related to a drug-related overdose that prompted seeking medical assistance if that person does not obstruct medical or law enforcement personnel.

Version chain

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

  1. 01/26/23 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 02/28/23 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 03/09/23 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 06/05/23 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  5. 06/14/23 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  6. 07/21/23 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  7. SB250 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 07/07/23 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Special Consent — 400 (pass) · upper
  • SB 250 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day — 710 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 50 (pass) · upper
  • 3rd Reading — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Umberg — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-26 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
  • 2023-01-27 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 26.
  • 2023-02-09 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
  • 2023-02-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-08 Re-referred to Com. on PUB S. referral-committee
  • 2023-03-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB S. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-30 Set for hearing April 25.
  • 2023-04-26 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 901.) (April 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-04-27 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2023-05-01 From consent calendar on motion of Senator Umberg.
  • 2023-05-01 Ordered to third reading.
  • 2023-05-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1205.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2023-05-23 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
  • 2023-05-26 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
  • 2023-06-05 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-06-13 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-06-14 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2023-06-15 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2023-06-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2351.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2023-06-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  • 2023-07-05 Ordered to special consent calendar.
  • 2023-07-06 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1916.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-07-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
  • 2023-07-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2023-07-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 106, Statutes of 2023. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/37945229-0fac-42fd-9b5b-235a8df091b5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).