SB 649 California Senate · 2013-2014 Regular Session

Possession of controlled substances: penalties.

Summary

Existing law provides that the unlawful possession of certain controlled substances, including, among others, opiates, opium, opium derivatives, mescaline, peyote, tetrahydrocannabinols, and cocaine base, is a felony punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or 2 or 3 years. This bill would make the unlawful possession of any of those substances punishable as either a felony punishable in county jail or as a misdemeanor punishable in a county jail for not more than one year.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2013

Committee Review

Sep 2013

Senate Passage

May 2013

Assembly Passage

Sep 2013

Vetoed

Oct 2013

Introduced Feb 22, 2013 Vetoed Oct 12, 2013

Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2013 · Assembly Sep 4, 2013

How they voted

22–12

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 35

May 2, 2013

D Democratic26

22 Yea 3 Nay 1

84% Yea

R Republican9

9 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 27, 2014

Vetoed

Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

upper

Oct 12, 2013

Vetoed

In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

upper

Oct 12, 2013

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor.

upper

Sep 10, 2013

Upper · Passed

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2275.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

upper

Sep 5, 2013

Introduced

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

upper

Sep 4, 2013

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (35-27-6)

assembly

Jun 12, 2013

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 11).

lower

Jun 3, 2013

Lower · Passed

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

May 16, 2013

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

May 2, 2013

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (22-12-1)

senate

Apr 24, 2013

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 666.) (April 23).

upper

Apr 17, 2013

Upper · Passed

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

upper

Mar 11, 2013

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

upper

Feb 22, 2013

Introduced

Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors