Brian Maienschein
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 76
Author
Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a local agency, as defined, to make, by ordinance, any violation of an ordinance subject to an administrative fine or penalty, as specified. Existing law requires the ordinance adopted by the local agency to provide for a reasonable period of time, as specified in the ordinance, for a person responsible for a continuing violation to correct or otherwise remedy the violation prior to the imposition of administrative fines or penalties, when the violation pertains to building, plumbing, electrical, or other similar structural or zoning issues that do not create an immediate danger to health or safety. Existing law authorizes the ordinance to provide for the immediate imposition of administrative fines or penalties for the violation of building, plumbing, electrical, or other similar structural, health and safety, or zoning requirements if the violation exists as a result of, or to facilitate, the illegal cultivation of cannabis, except as specified. This bill would expand the authorization for an ordinance providing for the immediate imposition of administrative fines or penalties to include all unlicensed commercial cannabis activity, including cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution, or retail sale of cannabis, and would authorize the ordinance to declare unlicensed commercial cannabis activity a public nuisance. The bill would prohibit the ordinance from imposing an administrative fine or penalty exceeding $1,000 per violation or $10,000 per day. The bill would authorize the ordinance to impose the administrative fine or penalty on the property owner and each owner of the occupant business entity engaging in unlicensed commercial cannabis activity and to hold them jointly and severally liable. The bill would authorize a local agency that adopts an ordinance authorized by this provision to refer a case involving unlicensed commercial cannabis activity to the Attorney General, as specified.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 477, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3228.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3242.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2549.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 11).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 14).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1491.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (May 3).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1684 | HTML |
| 02/17/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/09/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/15/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/13/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/14/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 05/02/23- Assembly Local Government | |
| 05/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/09/23- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 07/07/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 08/07/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/12/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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