CA AB2537 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 2537

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Engrossed on May 28 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-24 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 26190 of, and to add Section 26039.7 to, the Business and Professions Code, relating to cannabis.

Title

Cannabis Enforcement Accountability and Public Health Prioritization Act of 2026.

Roll Calls

2026-06-22 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-28 - Assembly - AB 2537 Chen Assembly Third Reading (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-24	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-23	Senate	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 22).
2026-06-10	Senate	Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2026-06-01	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-28	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5529.)
2026-05-18	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-06	Assembly	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-16	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-15	Assembly	Read second time and amended.
2026-04-14	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 14).
2026-04-13	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-04-09	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
2026-04-06	Assembly	In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-23	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-03-19	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-19	Assembly	Referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-02-21	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business and Professions Code	26190	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2537
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2537#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2537#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2537#97AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2537#96AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2537#95AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2537