John Laird
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 17
Author
The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. 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, and requires the Department of Cannabis Control to administer its provisions. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would provide that the Department of Cannabis Control is not required to serve as a responsible agency under CEQA if the local jurisdiction acting as lead agency under CEQA has filed a notice of determination for the commercial cannabis activity, or a notice of exemption for a retail commercial cannabis project, with the Office of Planning and Research following the adoption of a mitigated negative declaration or certification of an environmental impact report by the local jurisdiction, as specified, and the commercial cannabis activity for which the applicant is seeking a license from the department is the same project as the commercial cannabis activity analyzed by the local jurisdiction under CEQA.
September 1 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR suspense file.
September 1 hearing postponed by committee.
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 8. Noes 0.) (July 10).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
Coauthors revised.
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and NAT. RES.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1293.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing May 15.
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 5. Noes 0. Page 936.) (April 26).
Set for hearing April 26.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 636.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
Set for hearing April 10.
Re-referred to Coms. on B., P. & E. D. and E.Q.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB508 | HTML |
| 02/14/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/02/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/09/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/14/23 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/06/23- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 04/25/23- Senate Environmental Quality | |
| 05/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/16/23- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 07/07/23- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 08/30/23- Assembly Appropriations |
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