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CA AB 2506

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Cannabis: tribal-state agreements.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2506 pass?

The current status of CA AB 2506 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 2506 about?

Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved by the voters as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, 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. Existing law, 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 establishes the Department of Cannabis Control to administer its provisions. Existing law authorizes the Governor to enter into an agreement with another state or states authorizing medicinal or adult-use commercial cannabis activity, or both, between foreign licensees, who are licensed under the laws of the other state or states, and entities operating with a state license pursuant to MAUCRSA, provided that the commercial cannabis activities meet specified requirements, including meeting state license safety standards, as specified. Existing law prohibits the agreement from taking effect unless, among other things, federal law is amended to allow for, or the United States Department of Justice issues an opinion or memorandum allowing or tolerating, interstate transfer of cannabis or cannabis products between authorized commercial cannabis businesses. This bill would similarly authorize the Governor, or their designee, to enter into an agreement with a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state authorizing medicinal or adult-use commercial cannabis activity, or both, between entities licensed under the laws of a contracting tribe, as defined, and entities operating with a state license pursuant to MAUCRSA, provided that the commercial cannabis activities are lawful and subject to licensure under the laws of the tribal government, as specified, and meet specified requirements. The bill would make these provisions subject to federal approval or toleration of interstate cannabis activity as described above. This bill would make its provisions severable. AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend the act to further the purposes and intent of the act with a 23 vote of the membership of both houses of the Legislature. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act.

Who sponsors CA AB 2506?

Hart is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2506.

Description

Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved by the voters as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, 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. Existing law, 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 establishes the Department of Cannabis Control to administer its provisions. Existing law authorizes the Governor to enter into an agreement with another state or states authorizing medicinal or adult-use commercial cannabis activity, or both, between foreign licensees, who are licensed under the laws of the other state or states, and entities operating with a state license pursuant to MAUCRSA, provided that the commercial cannabis activities meet specified requirements, including meeting state license safety standards, as specified. Existing law prohibits the agreement from taking effect unless, among other things, federal law is amended to allow for, or the United States Department of Justice issues an opinion or memorandum allowing or tolerating, interstate transfer of cannabis or cannabis products between authorized commercial cannabis businesses. This bill would similarly authorize the Governor, or their designee, to enter into an agreement with a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state authorizing medicinal or adult-use commercial cannabis activity, or both, between entities licensed under the laws of a contracting tribe, as defined, and entities operating with a state license pursuant to MAUCRSA, provided that the commercial cannabis activities are lawful and subject to licensure under the laws of the tribal government, as specified, and meet specified requirements. The bill would make these provisions subject to federal approval or toleration of interstate cannabis activity as described above. This bill would make its provisions severable. AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend the act to further the purposes and intent of the act with a 23 vote of the membership of both houses of the Legislature. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act.

Introduced
2026-03-02
Latest action
2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hartauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2026-06-30

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

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  4. 2026-06-29

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 29).

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  5. 2026-06-25

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

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  6. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

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  7. 2026-05-27

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

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  8. 2026-05-26

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

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  9. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5291.)

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  10. 2026-05-07

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-05-06

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  12. 2026-04-09

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-04-08

    Read second time and amended.

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  14. 2026-04-07

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 7).

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  15. 2026-03-03

    Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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  16. 2026-03-02

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

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  17. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

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  18. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  19. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 03/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-02Compare
  • 04/08/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-08Compare
  • 06/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-25Compare
  • 06/30/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-30Compare
  • AB2506Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    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.

    2026-05-06 · pass · 13-0

    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
    • Wicks: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ta: other
    • Arambula: other
  • AB 2506 Hart Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-26 · pass · 77-0

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

    2026-06-29 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Strickland: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes

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