CA AB 2250
enactedCannabis: cannabinoids.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 2250 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2250 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 593, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2250 about?
Chapter 248 of the Statutes of 2025 (AB 8) revised the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law to prohibit industrial hemp raw extract from being incorporated into food, food additives, beverages, or dietary supplements unless the industrial hemp raw extract is comprised of cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabinol (CBN) isolate with a purity level greater than 99% and does not contain any tetrahydrocannabinols or synthetic cannabinoids. AB 8, beginning January 1, 2028, revises and recasts various provisions in conformity with that prohibition. Among those conforming changes, AB 8 excludes CBD isolate from the definition of "cannabis concentrate" for purposes of the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, which imposes various penalties for the unlawful possession or sale of cannabis concentrate. This bill, beginning on January 1, 2028, would also exclude CBN isolate from that definition of "cannabis concentrate." AB 8 revised certain Cannabis Tax Law enforcement provisions by establishing a presumption that a product that contains or purports to contain a cannabinoid is a cannabis product, as specified. AB 8 authorized this presumption to be rebutted by evidence showing either that the product complies with the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law provisions regulating industrial hemp or that it meets the definition of industrial hemp as defined in the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act. This bill would make organizational and clarifying changes to those presumption provisions. The bill would consolidate and make other clarifying changes to definitional provisions of the Cannabis Tax Law revised by AB 8. The Cannabis Tax Law authorizes the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration or a law enforcement agency to seize cannabis or cannabis products from a person who possesses, stores, owns, or has made a sale of those cannabis or cannabis products under certain circumstances. AB 8 expanded the seizure authority under the Cannabis Tax Law to include a circumstance in which the product is possessed, stored, offered for sale, or sold by an unlicensed person or at an unlicensed premises, and is presumed to be a cannabis product for containing or purporting to contain a cannabinoid, including a synthetic cannabinoid, as defined. This bill would remove that AB 8 provision and, instead, would expand that seizure authority to include a circumstance in which the cannabis or cannabis product is possessed, stored, offered for sale, or sold at an unlicensed premises. AB 8 revised the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) to subject industrial hemp that enters the licensed market under MAUCRSA or is used in a cannabis product to the regulatory requirements of cannabis or cannabis products under MAUCRSA, including identification in a track and trace program established by the Department of Cannabis Control for reporting the movement of cannabis and cannabis products throughout the distribution chain, as specified. MAUCRSA, as revised by AB 8, requires the track and trace program to include an electronic software tracking system to capture data and track movement of cannabis through the commercial supply chain from cultivation to sale. This bill would specify that the data captured and movement tracked includes cultivation, harvest, processing, manufacturing, distribution, inventory, sale, and delivery. AB 8 revised the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 (act) to prohibit a person that is engaged in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products from possessing, storing, owning, or making a retail sale of cannabis, cannabis products, or a product presumed to be cannabis, and makes a violation of that prohibition subject to a specified fine and license suspension or revocation, as applicable. The act authorizes the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to seize cannabis or cannabis products that were possessed, stored, owned, or sold at retail by a person in violation of that prohibition. The act also makes a violation of its provisions a crime, as specified. This bill would expand the above-described prohibition on making a retail sale of cannabis, cannabis products, or a product presumed to be cannabis to, instead, prohibit a person that is engaged in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products from making any sale of cannabis, cannabis products, or a product presumed to be cannabis. By expanding the scope of a crime under the act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also expand the department's seizure authority to include the seizure of cannabis, cannabis products, or a product presumed to be cannabis that a person sells in violation of the prohibition, as expanded by the bill. Existing law requires all moneys collected pursuant to the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 to be deposited in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund and makes all moneys in the fund available for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, solely for the purpose of implementing, enforcing, and administering the act, including the seizure and destruction of cigarettes and tobacco products. This bill would revise that funding provision to specify that the purpose of implementing, enforcing, and administering the act includes the seizure and destruction of any product seized pursuant to the act. The bill would make clarifying changes, including to the definitions of cannabis and cannabis product for purposes of those provisions. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors CA AB 2250?
Aguiar-Curry is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2250.
Description
Chapter 248 of the Statutes of 2025 (AB 8) revised the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law to prohibit industrial hemp raw extract from being incorporated into food, food additives, beverages, or dietary supplements unless the industrial hemp raw extract is comprised of cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabinol (CBN) isolate with a purity level greater than 99% and does not contain any tetrahydrocannabinols or synthetic cannabinoids. AB 8, beginning January 1, 2028, revises and recasts various provisions in conformity with that prohibition. Among those conforming changes, AB 8 excludes CBD isolate from the definition of "cannabis concentrate" for purposes of the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, which imposes various penalties for the unlawful possession or sale of cannabis concentrate. This bill, beginning on January 1, 2028, would also exclude CBN isolate from that definition of "cannabis concentrate." AB 8 revised certain Cannabis Tax Law enforcement provisions by establishing a presumption that a product that contains or purports to contain a cannabinoid is a cannabis product, as specified. AB 8 authorized this presumption to be rebutted by evidence showing either that the product complies with the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law provisions regulating industrial hemp or that it meets the definition of industrial hemp as defined in the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act. This bill would make organizational and clarifying changes to those presumption provisions. The bill would consolidate and make other clarifying changes to definitional provisions of the Cannabis Tax Law revised by AB 8. The Cannabis Tax Law authorizes the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration or a law enforcement agency to seize cannabis or cannabis products from a person who possesses, stores, owns, or has made a sale of those cannabis or cannabis products under certain circumstances. AB 8 expanded the seizure authority under the Cannabis Tax Law to include a circumstance in which the product is possessed, stored, offered for sale, or sold by an unlicensed person or at an unlicensed premises, and is presumed to be a cannabis product for containing or purporting to contain a cannabinoid, including a synthetic cannabinoid, as defined. This bill would remove that AB 8 provision and, instead, would expand that seizure authority to include a circumstance in which the cannabis or cannabis product is possessed, stored, offered for sale, or sold at an unlicensed premises. AB 8 revised the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) to subject industrial hemp that enters the licensed market under MAUCRSA or is used in a cannabis product to the regulatory requirements of cannabis or cannabis products under MAUCRSA, including identification in a track and trace program established by the Department of Cannabis Control for reporting the movement of cannabis and cannabis products throughout the distribution chain, as specified. MAUCRSA, as revised by AB 8, requires the track and trace program to include an electronic software tracking system to capture data and track movement of cannabis through the commercial supply chain from cultivation to sale. This bill would specify that the data captured and movement tracked includes cultivation, harvest, processing, manufacturing, distribution, inventory, sale, and delivery. AB 8 revised the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 (act) to prohibit a person that is engaged in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products from possessing, storing, owning, or making a retail sale of cannabis, cannabis products, or a product presumed to be cannabis, and makes a violation of that prohibition subject to a specified fine and license suspension or revocation, as applicable. The act authorizes the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to seize cannabis or cannabis products that were possessed, stored, owned, or sold at retail by a person in violation of that prohibition. The act also makes a violation of its provisions a crime, as specified. This bill would expand the above-described prohibition on making a retail sale of cannabis, cannabis products, or a product presumed to be cannabis to, instead, prohibit a person that is engaged in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products from making any sale of cannabis, cannabis products, or a product presumed to be cannabis. By expanding the scope of a crime under the act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also expand the department's seizure authority to include the seizure of cannabis, cannabis products, or a product presumed to be cannabis that a person sells in violation of the prohibition, as expanded by the bill. Existing law requires all moneys collected pursuant to the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 to be deposited in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund and makes all moneys in the fund available for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, solely for the purpose of implementing, enforcing, and administering the act, including the seizure and destruction of cigarettes and tobacco products. This bill would revise that funding provision to specify that the purpose of implementing, enforcing, and administering the act includes the seizure and destruction of any product seized pursuant to the act. The bill would make clarifying changes, including to the definitions of cannabis and cannabis product for purposes of those provisions. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-11
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 593, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Aguiar-Curryauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 593, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6581.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and REV. & TAX.
referral-committee
2026-05-22
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-22
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5267.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-21
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-20
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-07
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-12
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2026-03-11
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and REV. & TAX.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation] 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]
2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- DeMaio: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: other
AB 2250 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-22 · pass · 72-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Calderon: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Fong: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Haney: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Solache: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Flora: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ward: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Davies: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Gabriel: other
- Chen: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ta: other
- Wicks: other
- Arambula: other
- Lackey: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
2026-06-15 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Strickland: yes
- Choi: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Niello: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Caballero: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-24 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Ashby: yes
- Becker: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: other
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