republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20212022/ab-1305.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act: exemptions."
description: "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) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "AB 1305"
citation: "California AB 1305 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act: exemptions."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lackey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/136c8ee9-8126-4669-946c-140a172eaeac"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1305"
source_hash: "85b1111e3e245e685748d126b881abbc5954dc504db974d58d425f49e11165f5"
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 1305 (20212022) — The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act: exemptions.

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) , 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. **02/19/21 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1305&version=20210AB130599INT)
2. **07/12/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1305&version=20210AB130598AMD)
3. **08/31/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1305&version=20210AB130596CHP)
4. **AB1305** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1305)
5. **08/23/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1305&version=20210AB130597ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1305 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB1305 Lackey By Wilk — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 1305 Lackey Consent Calendar Second Day — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lackey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2021-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- **2021-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1154.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-12** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21** From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-06-22** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-06-24** From Consent Calendar.
- **2021-06-24** Ordered to third reading.
- **2021-07-12** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2021-07-13** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-08-16** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2040.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2021-08-16** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2021-08-23** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 2464.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-24** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2021-08-31** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-31** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 157, Statutes of 2021. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/136c8ee9-8126-4669-946c-140a172eaeac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).