republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/sb-622.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cannabis regulation: plant identification program: unique identifier."
description: "(1) 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 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: "20232024"
identifier: "SB 622"
citation: "California SB 622 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cannabis regulation", "plant identification program", "unique identifier"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cae41569-5f41-45ca-8fbf-79ef8de80bbb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB622"
source_hash: "1863319640e0c4fbe05a15a310dc20125867041e2838abf6d8faa02256117b82"
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 SB 622 (20232024) — Cannabis regulation: plant identification program: unique identifier.

(1) 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 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. **02/15/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB622&version=20230SB62299INT)
2. **03/22/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB622&version=20230SB62298AMD)
3. **06/15/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB622&version=20230SB62297AMD)
4. **10/08/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB622&version=20230SB62295CHP)
5. **SB622** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB622)
6. **09/08/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB622&version=20230SB62296ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 622 Allen Consent Calendar Second Day — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB622 Allen et al. Concurrence — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Alanis — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-15** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
- **2023-02-22** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Set for hearing April 24.
- **2023-04-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 853.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-01** Set for hearing May 8.
- **2023-05-08** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1247.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-05-25** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15** 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** Coauthors revised.
- **2023-06-27** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-16** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 16). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-08-17** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-08-24** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2802.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-08-24** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2023-09-06** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2419.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2023-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 496, 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/cae41569-5f41-45ca-8fbf-79ef8de80bbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).