Bill Text: CA AB888 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 888 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-07-01 - In committee: Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee. [AB888 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 888

Introduced by Assembly Member Low

February 20, 2019

An act to amend Section 11454 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 888, as introduced, Low. Controlled substances.

Existing law, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, classifies certain substances as controlled substances and prohibits or otherwise limits the possession or sale of those substances.

Existing law imposes specified duties relating to the regulation and control of controlled substances upon the Department of Justice. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General to employ persons and expend funds, as specified, for this purpose.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 11454 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

11454.

The Attorney General and the agents appointed by ~~him,~~ the Attorney General, when authorized ~~so to do~~ to do so by the Attorney General, may expend ~~such~~ those sums as the Attorney General deems necessary in the purchase of controlled substances for evidence and in the employment of operators to obtain evidence.

The sums so expended shall be repaid to the officer making the expenditures upon claims approved by the Attorney General and subject to postaudit by the Department of Finance. The claims when approved shall be paid out of the funds appropriated or made available by law for the support or use of the Department of Justice.