Cannabis provisional licenses: local equity applicants.
Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure, 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. Existing law, 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, and establishes the Department of Cannabis Control to administer its provisions.
California SB 51 (20232024) — Cannabis provisional licenses: local equity applicants.
Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure, 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. Existing law, 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, and establishes the Department of Cannabis Control to administer its provisions.
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] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
SB 51 Bradford Senate Third Reading By McCarty — 70–4 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB51 Bradford et al. Concurrence — 35–3 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 12–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bradford — primary (person)
Gipson — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-12-05 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-12-06 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
2023-01-18 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. referral-committee
2023-03-06 Set for hearing March 27.
2023-03-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 535.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-03-29 Set for hearing April 10.
2023-04-10 April 10 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2023-05-12 Set for hearing May 18.
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1158.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-22 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-22 Ordered to second reading.
2023-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-31 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 1402.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-06-08 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2023-06-27 June 27 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2023-07-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-07-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-08-16 August 16 hearing postponed by committee.
2023-08-23 August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (September 1). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-08 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-08 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 4. Page 3147.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-13 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 3. Page 2733.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 593, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0301f191-110d-4019-b405-2ebb85508a75. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).