CA AB 1612

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Disposition of controlled substances.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1612 pass?

The current status of CA AB 1612 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 1612 about?

Existing law, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, authorizes the forfeiture and seizure of property involved in, or purchased with the proceeds from, a controlled substance offense. Existing law authorizes a police or sheriff's department, the Department of Justice, or the Department of the California Highway Patrol to, with an order from the court, destroy controlled substances, instruments, or paraphernalia, as specified. This bill would require the Department of Justice, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, and in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and other relevant state and local agencies, to develop and publish guidance, on the Department of Justice's internet website, for proper management and disposal of controlled substances in the possession of law enforcement, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 1612?

Alanis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1612.

Description

Introduced: 2026-04-07
Latest action: 2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Dispositionofcontrolledsubstances

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-08-13
In committee: Held under submission.
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-10
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.)
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5468.)
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2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
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2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2026-04-09
Re-referred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
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2026-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
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2026-04-07
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-26
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4433.)
2026-03-26
(Pending re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M.)
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.S & T.M.
referral-committee
2026-01-22
From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
2026-01-21
Read first time. To print.
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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
2026-04-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Castillo: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ellis: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lee: yes
- Papan: yes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-21 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Ramos: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Haney: yes
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Ta: other
- Dixon: other
- Hoover: other
AB 1612 Alanis Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Davies: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Addis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Solache: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bains: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ward: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ta: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Flora: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Lee: other
- Jackson: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-30 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Cortese: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes

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