republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20172018/ab-1741.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cannabis: taxation: electronic funds transfer."
description: "The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA) , an initiative measure enacted by the approval of Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes the consumption of nonmedicinal cannabis by persons over 21 years of age, referred to as adult-use cannabis, and provides for the licensure and regulation of certain commercial adult-use cannabis activities. 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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "AB 1741"
citation: "California AB 1741 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cannabis: taxation: electronic funds transfer."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonta"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd8e1e3f-6c0a-4218-890e-a188549953e8"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1741"
source_hash: "e7c8d3f3bc3e3b4a9abc3baae911bd6eceed8b1e305b902db5305095d4157c49"
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 1741 (20172018) — Cannabis: taxation: electronic funds transfer.

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA) , an initiative measure enacted by the approval of Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes the consumption of nonmedicinal cannabis by persons over 21 years of age, referred to as adult-use cannabis, and provides for the licensure and regulation of certain commercial adult-use cannabis activities. 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.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/03/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1741&version=20170AB174199INT)
2. **04/25/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1741&version=20170AB174198AMD)
3. **06/14/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1741&version=20170AB174197AMD)
4. **08/28/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1741&version=20170AB174195CHP)
5. **AB1741** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1741)
6. **08/14/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1741&version=20170AB174196ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **12–4** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB1741 Bonta By Hertzberg Urgency Clause — **29–6** (pass) · upper
- AB 1741 BONTA Concurrence - Urgency Added — **66–11** (pass) · lower
- AB 1741 BONTA Assembly Third Reading — **61–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bonta — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-03** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-04** From printer. May be heard in committee February 3.
- **2018-03-22** Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-05-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 12. Page 5246.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2018-05-30** Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-13** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 13). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2018-06-14** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2018-07-02** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-07-03** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-08-09** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 6. Page 5232.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-09** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2018-08-13** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 11. Page 6239.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2018-08-16** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2018-08-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 228, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd8e1e3f-6c0a-4218-890e-a188549953e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).