CA SB 1306

enacted

Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1306 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1306 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 694, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1306 about?

Existing law requires any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person in this state who sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes any of a list of specified chemical substances, including gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) , to take specified actions, including to apply to and obtain a permit from the Department of Justice in order to sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish the substances specified above and to submit specified reports to the department, including if the entity obtains any of the substances specified above from a source outside of this state or if a permittee described above discovers the theft or loss of any of the substances specified above. Existing law makes failure to submit a report described above, and selling, transferring, or otherwise furnishing or obtaining any of the specified substances without a permit, a misdemeanor or a felony. This bill would exempt specified chemical mixtures that contain GBL that are obtained or received from a source within or outside this state or are obtained, received, sold, transferred, exported, or otherwise furnished to any person or entity in this state or any other state from the requirements described above. Existing law requires any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person that sells to any person or entity in this state or any other state, any chemical reagent or solvent of a value greater than $100 to take specified actions, including to prepare and sign a bill of sale with specified information and to retain the bill of sale for a specified period of time. Existing law makes a violation of this requirement a misdemeanor. This bill would exempt specified chemical mixtures that contain GBL that are obtained or received from a source within or outside this state or are obtained, received, sold, transferred, exported, or otherwise furnished to any person or entity in this state or any other state from the requirements described above if the requirements would be imposed solely due to the presence of GBL in the mixtures. This bill would make related findings and declarations.

Who sponsors CA SB 1306?

Cortese is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1306.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-20
Latest action: 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 694, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 694, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-21
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2026-08-18
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 5. Page 6210.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-25
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (June 24).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 2. Page 4353.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-28
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-27
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3872.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-27
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-02-23
Read first time.
reading-1
2026-02-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-20
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
introduction,referral-committee

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Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Arreguín: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
3rd Reading
2026-05-19 · pass · 32-2
Member-level votes (40)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Jones: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Strickland: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Grove: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
- Menjivar: other
- Choi: other
- Valladares: other
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-09 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Haney: yes
- Harabedian: yes
Do pass.
2026-06-24 · pass · 13-1
Member-level votes (15)
- Wicks: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ta: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Krell: yes
- Dixon: no
- Tangipa: other

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