Bill Commons

CA AB 957

in committee

Cigarette and tobacco products: retail sale: pharmacies.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 957 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 957 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-22): In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

What is CA AB 957 about?

Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacies by the California State Board of Pharmacy, and makes a violation of the Pharmacy Law a misdemeanor. This bill would prohibit a pharmacy from engaging in the retail sale of cigarettes or tobacco products. Because a violation of this provision would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law, the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2023, requires a retailer to hold a license from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to engage in the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products for each retail location. Existing law requires the department to issue a license to a retailer upon receipt of a completed application and payment of required fees, unless certain circumstances apply. This bill would prohibit the department from issuing a license to a retailer if the retailer is a pharmacy or the application is for a retail location that contains a pharmacy. 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 957?

Ortega is the primary sponsor of CA AB 957, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacies by the California State Board of Pharmacy, and makes a violation of the Pharmacy Law a misdemeanor. This bill would prohibit a pharmacy from engaging in the retail sale of cigarettes or tobacco products. Because a violation of this provision would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law, the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2023, requires a retailer to hold a license from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to engage in the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products for each retail location. Existing law requires the department to issue a license to a retailer upon receipt of a completed application and payment of required fees, unless certain circumstances apply. This bill would prohibit the department from issuing a license to a retailer if the retailer is a pharmacy or the application is for a retail location that contains a pharmacy. 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
2025-04-24
Latest action
2026-06-22 — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ortegaauthor
  • Addiscoauthor
  • Connollycoauthor
  • Garciacoauthor
  • Beckercoauthor
  • Rubiocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-22

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. 2025-07-07

    In committee: Reconsideration granted.

  3. 2025-06-30

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

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  4. 2025-06-11

    Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and REV. & TAX.

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  5. 2025-06-03

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

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  6. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 4. Page 1867.)

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  7. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 23).

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  9. 2025-05-07

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  10. 2025-04-29

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. 2025-04-28

    Read second time and amended.

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  12. 2025-04-24

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 1.) (April 23).

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  13. 2025-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  14. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and G.O.

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  15. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  16. 2025-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]

    2025-04-08 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Haney: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Berman: other
    • Macedo: other
    • Bauer-Kahan: other
    • Hadwick: other
    • Alanis: other
    • Chen: other

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

    2025-04-23 · pass · 18-1

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Wallis: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Soria: other

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 13-1

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Tangipa: no
    • Sanchez: other

  • AB 957 Ortega Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-02 · pass · 64-4

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Addis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Ellis: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Hoover: other
    • Gallagher: other
    • Wallis: other
    • Chen: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Flora: other
    • Alanis: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Hadwick: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Sanchez: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]

    2025-06-30 · fail · 5-3

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Choi: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Niello: no
    • Umberg: other
    • Ashby: other
    • Grayson: other

  • [07-07-2025] hearing: Motion to Reconsider. [Reconsideration Granted.]

    2025-07-07 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Choi: no

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