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CA AB 1778

enacted

Controlled substances: testosterone.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1778 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1778 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-24): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 121, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1778 about?

Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, classifies controlled substances into 5 designated schedules, with the most restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule I, and the least restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule V. Existing federal law also regulates controlled substances by schedule. Under existing state and federal law, testosterone is classified as a Schedule III controlled substance. This bill would, if testosterone or dihydrotestosterone is excluded from Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act and reclassified to a less restrictive schedule or exempted from the act, deem it to be rescheduled or exempted, respectively, under this division.

Who sponsors CA AB 1778?

Patterson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1778.

Description

Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, classifies controlled substances into 5 designated schedules, with the most restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule I, and the least restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule V. Existing federal law also regulates controlled substances by schedule. Under existing state and federal law, testosterone is classified as a Schedule III controlled substance. This bill would, if testosterone or dihydrotestosterone is excluded from Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act and reclassified to a less restrictive schedule or exempted from the act, deem it to be rescheduled or exempted, respectively, under this division.

Introduced
2026-06-01
Latest action
2026-08-24 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 121, Statutes of 2026.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pattersonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-24

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 121, Statutes of 2026.

  2. 2026-08-24

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2026-08-12

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-06

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6073.).

  5. 2026-08-06

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).

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  6. 2026-07-02

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-07-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-07-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5188.).

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  9. 2026-06-30

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  10. 2026-06-29

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  11. 2026-06-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. 2026-06-01

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  13. 2026-05-27

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  14. 2026-05-14

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  15. 2026-05-14

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5053.)

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  16. 2026-05-07

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  17. 2026-05-06

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  18. 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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  19. 2026-04-07

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  20. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and PUB. S.

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  21. 2026-02-10

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

  22. 2026-02-09

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/09/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-09Compare
  • 06/01/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-01Compare
  • 08/10/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-10Compare
  • 08/24/26 - Chaptered — 2026-08-24Compare
  • AB1778Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-07 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Hart: 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. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Arambula: other

  • AB 1778 Patterson Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-05-14 · pass · 77-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Arambula: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Flora: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-16 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2026-07-02 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Rubio: other
    • Richardson: other

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