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) consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities, including retail commercial cannabis activity, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Cannabis Control.
California SB 540 (20232024) — Cannabis and cannabis products: health warnings.
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) consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities, including retail commercial cannabis activity, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Cannabis Control.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB540 Laird Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
SB 540 Laird Senate Third Reading By Berman — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Laird — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-15 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2023-02-22 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. referral-committee
2023-03-06 Set for hearing April 10.
2023-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 636.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-14 Set for hearing April 24.
2023-04-24 April 24 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2023-05-12 Set for hearing May 18.
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1174.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-23 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2023-05-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1301.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-06-08 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2023-06-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-06-27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 27). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-28 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-08-16 August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-06 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2960.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-06 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-07 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2470.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-13 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 491, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/298d6b1b-f143-4f8a-b576-8fab3bce0b0c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).