Cathleen Galgiani
- Democratic
Author
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to sell, dispense, distribute, furnish, administer, or give, or offer to sell, dispense, distribute, furnish, administer, or give, or possess for sale, any synthetic stimulant compound or any specified synthetic stimulant derivative. Existing law also makes it a misdemeanor to sell, dispense, distribute, furnish, administer, or give, or offer to sell, dispense, distribute, furnish, administer, or give, or possess for sale, any synthetic cannabinoid compound or any synthetic cannabinoid derivative. Existing law, beginning January 1, 2016, makes it an infraction to use or possess those drugs. This bill would expand the definition of a synthetic stimulant compound and a synthetic cannabinoid compound for purposes of existing law and would exclude from that definition substances that are in the federal clinical trial process, as specified. The bill would provide that a first offense of using or possessing these substances is punishable as an infraction, a 2nd offense is punishable as an infraction or a misdemeanor, and a 3rd or subsequent offense is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of existing crimes and by increasing the penalty for existing crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize the synthetic cannabinoid compounds to be obtained and used for bona fide research, instruction, or analysis if that possession and use does not violate federal law. Existing law authorizes the court, together with the district attorney and public defender, to conduct a preguilty plea drug court program pursuant to specified provisions in which proceedings are suspended without a plea of guilty for designated defendants. Existing law sets forth procedures that apply to these programs. This bill would authorize a person charged with certain crimes relating to synthetic stimulant compounds or synthetic cannabinoid compounds to be eligible to participate in those preguilty plea drug court programs. The bill would set forth additional procedures that would apply in determining eligibility and compliance with the program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 624, Statutes of 2016.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5560.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6013.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (August 3).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2371.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing August 24.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1960.) (July 14).
Set for hearing July 14.
May 12 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing May 12.
April 28 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 28.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 26.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
(Corrected February 9).
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB139 | HTML |
| 01/26/15 - Introduced | |
| 08/18/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/15/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/18/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/06/16 - Enrolled | |
| 09/25/16 - Chaptered |
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