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type: "Bill"
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title: "Cannabis testing."
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description: "Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, regulates the cultivation, distribution, transport, storage, manufacturing, testing, processing, sale, and use of marijuana for nonmedical purposes by people 21 years of age and older. The existing 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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20212022"
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identifier: "SB 544"
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citation: "California SB 544 (20212022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Cannabis testing."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Laird"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2021-02-18"
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last_action: "2021-10-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c2ddca5-14e5-4dfb-ad35-61e37ee09d9d"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB544"
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source_hash: "20dc4b366a77576ad4acd87686d1d5316506fb5a7e3b54b9660cfa0ca3c674fb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 544 (20212022) — Cannabis testing.
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Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, regulates the cultivation, distribution, transport, storage, manufacturing, testing, processing, sale, and use of marijuana for nonmedical purposes by people 21 years of age and older. The existing 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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/18/21 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB544&version=20210SB54499INT)
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2. **05/20/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB544&version=20210SB54498AMD)
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3. **08/19/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB544&version=20210SB54497AMD)
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4. **08/26/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB544&version=20210SB54496AMD)
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5. **10/05/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB544&version=20210SB54494CHP)
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6. **SB544** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB544)
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7. **09/03/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB544&version=20210SB54495ENR)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading SB544 Laird et al. — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Unfinished Business SB544 Laird et al. Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- SB 544 Laird Senate Third Reading By Stone — **76–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Laird — primary (person)
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- Stone — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-19** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
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- **2021-02-22** Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
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- **2021-02-22** (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
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- **2021-02-22** Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
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- **2021-03-03** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-11** Set for hearing March 22.
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- **2021-03-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 574.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-23** Set for hearing April 5.
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- **2021-04-05** April 5 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
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- **2021-05-14** Set for hearing May 20.
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- **2021-05-20** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1196.) (May 20). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-20** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2021-05-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2021-05-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1284.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-28** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2021-06-03** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-30** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 30). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-07-01** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2021-07-05** From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Reyes.
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- **2021-07-05** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2021-08-19** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2021-08-19** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2021-08-26** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2021-08-26** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2021-08-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2564.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2021-08-31** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2021-09-01** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2280.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
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- **2021-10-05** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-10-05** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 547, Statutes of 2021. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c2ddca5-14e5-4dfb-ad35-61e37ee09d9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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