Akilah Weber
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 79
Author
Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, provides for the regulation of various subjects relating to the processing, labeling, advertising, and sale of food, drugs, and cosmetics, including dietary supplements, under the administration and enforcement of the State Department of Public Health. A violation of those provisions is a crime. Under existing law, it is a misdemeanor for any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person to sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish a dietary supplement containing ephedrine group alkaloids or other specified substances to a person under 18 years of age, and a seller is required to request a valid identification of prospective purchasers who reasonably appear to be under 18 years of age. This bill would prohibit a retail establishment from selling, transferring, or otherwise furnishing dietary supplements for weight loss or over-the-counter (OTC) diet pills, as defined, to any person under 18 years of age without a prescription, by requiring the retail establishment to follow a specified identification check. The bill would require the department, in consultation with certain entities, to determine which dietary supplements for weight loss and OTC diet pills would be subject to these provisions, in a manner consistent with specified criteria. The bill would make a person who violates these provisions liable for a civil penalty of no more than $250 for each violation, as specified. The bill would exempt a retail clerk from any civil penalties for a violation of these provisions, except as specified. Under the bill, the above-described criminal penalty would not apply to a violation of these provisions. The bill would make these provisions operative on January 1, 2026, and would make the provisions severable.
In committee: Held under submission.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 2. Page 3944.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (January 18).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Coauthors revised.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 3805.)
(Pending re-refer to Com. on JUD.)
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee January 15.
Introduced measure version corrected.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB82 | HTML |
| 12/15/22 - Introduced | |
| 05/28/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/17/24 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 01/05/24- Assembly Health | |
| 01/09/24- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 01/16/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 01/24/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/03/24- Senate Health | |
| 06/21/24- Senate Judiciary | |
| 08/02/24- Senate Appropriations |
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