Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/ab-701.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

141 lines
8.9 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances: fentanyl."
description: "Existing law classifies controlled substances into 5 schedules and places the greatest restrictions and penalties on the use of those substances placed in Schedule I. Existing law classifies the drug fentanyl in Schedule II. Existing law prohibits a person from possessing for sale or purchasing for purposes of sale specified controlled substances, including fentanyl, and provides for imprisonment in a county jail for 2, 3, or 4 years for a violation of this provision. Existing law also imposes an additional term, and authorizes a trial court to impose a specified fine, upon a person who is convicted of a violation of, or of a conspiracy to violate, specified provisions of law with respect to a substance containing heroin, cocaine base, and cocaine, if the substance exceeds a specified weight."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "AB 701"
citation: "California AB 701 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled substances", "fentanyl"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Villapudua"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-02-13"
last_action: "2023-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdbc7a08-e1bc-44ef-9ac2-f11bd836e063"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB701"
source_hash: "29b67d596ba40277f6172ed398f490462a189a062bc00edd3a3c224ecb742d25"
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 701 (20232024) — Controlled substances: fentanyl.
Existing law classifies controlled substances into 5 schedules and places the greatest restrictions and penalties on the use of those substances placed in Schedule I. Existing law classifies the drug fentanyl in Schedule II. Existing law prohibits a person from possessing for sale or purchasing for purposes of sale specified controlled substances, including fentanyl, and provides for imprisonment in a county jail for 2, 3, or 4 years for a violation of this provision. Existing law also imposes an additional term, and authorizes a trial court to impose a specified fine, upon a person who is convicted of a violation of, or of a conspiracy to violate, specified provisions of law with respect to a substance containing heroin, cocaine base, and cocaine, if the substance exceeds a specified weight.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/13/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB701&version=20230AB70199INT)
2. **06/20/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB701&version=20230AB70198AMD)
3. **09/01/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB701&version=20230AB70197AMD)
4. **09/08/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB701&version=20230AB70196AMD)
5. **10/08/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB701&version=20230AB70194CHP)
6. **AB701** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB701)
7. **09/18/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB701&version=20230AB70195ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **50** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **40** (fail) · lower
- Do pass. — **140** (pass) · lower
- AB 701 Villapudua Assembly Third Reading — **720** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB701 Villapudua et al. By Dodd — **380** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended — **70** (pass) · upper
- AB 701 Villapudua Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **780** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **60** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **70** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Villapudua — primary (person)
- Addis — coauthor (person)
- Allen — coauthor (person)
- Alvarado-Gil — coauthor (person)
- Alvarez — coauthor (person)
- Arambula — coauthor (person)
- Archuleta — coauthor (person)
- Ashby — coauthor (person)
- Atkins — coauthor (person)
- Bains — coauthor (person)
- Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)
- Caballero — coauthor (person)
- Cervantes — coauthor (person)
- Connolly — coauthor (person)
- Dodd — coauthor (person)
- Grayson — coauthor (person)
- Grove — coauthor (person)
- Hurtado — coauthor (person)
- Irwin — coauthor (person)
- Jones — coauthor (person)
- Juan Carrillo — coauthor (person)
- Laird — coauthor (person)
- Maienschein — coauthor (person)
- McCarty — coauthor (person)
- McGuire — coauthor (person)
- Menjivar — coauthor (person)
- Mike Fong — coauthor (person)
- Newman — coauthor (person)
- Nguyen — principal coauthor (person)
- Niello — coauthor (person)
- Ochoa Bogh — coauthor (person)
- Ortega — coauthor (person)
- Padilla — coauthor (person)
- Pellerin — coauthor (person)
- Petrie-Norris — author (person)
- Portantino — coauthor (person)
- Roth — coauthor (person)
- Rubio — coauthor (person)
- Seyarto — coauthor (person)
- Soria — coauthor (person)
- Stern — coauthor (person)
- Wahab — coauthor (person)
- Wendy Carrillo — coauthor (person)
- Wilk — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-13** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
- **2023-02-23** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2023-04-27** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1348.)
- **2023-05-01** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Coauthors revised.
- **2023-05-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 18). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-25** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1755.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-05-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Referred to Com. on PUB S. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-14** In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-09-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-08** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-11** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-12** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2617.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2023-09-13** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3362.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-20** 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 540, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdbc7a08-e1bc-44ef-9ac2-f11bd836e063`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).