SB 58

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Dec 16, 2022
  • Passed Senate May 24, 2023
  • Passed Assembly Sep 06, 2023
  • Governor

Controlled substances: decriminalization of certain hallucinogenic substances.

Abstract

(1) Existing law categorizes certain drugs and other substances as controlled substances and prohibits various actions related to those substances, including their manufacture, transportation, sale, possession, and ingestion. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2025, make lawful the possession, preparation, obtaining, or transportation of, specified quantities of psilocybin, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine (DMT) , and mescaline, for personal use, as defined, by and with persons 21 years of age or older. The bill would provide penalties for possession of these substances on school grounds, or possession by, or transferring to, persons under 21 years of age. The bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations on the establishment of a framework governing the therapeutic use, including facilitated or supported use, of those substances. The bill would require that workgroup to send a report to the Legislature containing those recommendations on or before January 1, 2025. (2) Existing law prohibits the cultivation, transfer, or transportation, as specified, of any spores or mycelium capable of producing mushrooms or other materials that contain psilocybin or psilocyn. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2025, make lawful the cultivation or transportation of specified quantities of spores or mycelium capable of producing mushrooms or other materials that contain psilocybin or psilocyn for personal use, as defined, by and with persons 21 years of age or older. (3) Existing law prohibits the possession of drug paraphernalia, as defined. This bill would exempt from this prohibition, paraphernalia related, as specified, to these specific substances. The bill would also exempt from the prohibition items used for the testing and analysis of controlled substances. (4) Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the messages and information provided by various state drug and alcohol programs promote no unlawful use of any drugs or alcohol. This bill would repeal those provisions. (5) By eliminating and changing the elements of existing crimes and creating new offenses, and by requiring new duties of local prosecutors, this bill would impose a state-mandated local 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. (6) This bill would state that its provisions are severable.

Bill Sponsors (16)

Votes


Actions


Jan 25, 2024

Senate

Veto sustained.

Senate

Stricken from file.

Oct 07, 2023

Senate

In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Senate

Vetoed by the Governor.

Sep 13, 2023

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

Sep 07, 2023

Senate

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 2486.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Sep 06, 2023

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 43. Noes 15. Page 2973.) Ordered to the Senate.

Senate

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

Sep 05, 2023

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Sep 01, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (September 1).

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 16, 2023

Assembly

August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Jul 13, 2023

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jul 12, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 11).

Jun 29, 2023

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Jun 28, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 27).

Jun 20, 2023

Assembly

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB. S.

Jun 01, 2023

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on PUB. S. and HEALTH.

May 25, 2023

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

May 24, 2023

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 16. Page 1270.) Ordered to the Assembly.

May 02, 2023

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 01, 2023

Senate

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

Apr 25, 2023

Senate

Set for hearing May 1.

Mar 21, 2023

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 426.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 01, 2023

Senate

Set for hearing March 21.

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB S.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB S.

Jan 18, 2023

Senate

Referred to Com. on PUB S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB S.

Jan 04, 2023

Senate

Read first time.

Dec 19, 2022

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 16.

Dec 16, 2022

Senate

Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB58 HTML
12/16/22 - Introduced PDF
03/01/23 - Amended Senate PDF
06/20/23 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/29/23 - Amended Assembly PDF
07/13/23 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/01/23 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/11/23 - Enrolled PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/17/23- Senate Public Safety PDF
05/10/23- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
06/26/23- Assembly Public Safety PDF
07/09/23- Assembly Health PDF
08/14/23- Assembly Appropriations PDF
09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
09/06/23- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
10/25/23- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF

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