Asm. Thurston "Smitty" Smith

This measure would commemorate the 50th anniversary of the University of California Student Association as a contributor to the accessibility, affordability, and quality of postsecondary education, and as an influential voice of University of California students. The measure would recognize the continued need to protect and expand student representation by recognizing February 11, 2022, as "Student Representation Day."

This resolution would recognize February 4, 2022, as Sri Lankan Independence Day, and urge all Californians to join in celebrating Sri Lanka's independence.

This measure would declare February 4, 2022, as Wear Read Day in California and would declare February 2022 as American Heart Month.

This measure would proclaim the week of March 7, 2022, to March 13, 2022, inclusive, as Women in Construction Week.

This measure would proclaim March 3, 2022, as Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day and the month of March 2022 as Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Existing law, the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018, prohibits internet service providers from taking certain actions that interfere with lawful internet traffic, including exempting some, but not the entire category of, internet content, applications, services, or devices from a customer's data usage allowance. This bill would specify that the act does not prohibit an internet service provider from exempting from a customer's data usage allowance the use of telehealth applications administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (the act) , as amended by the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , enacted by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, makes it a crime to plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, or process more than 6 living cannabis plants without a commercial cannabis license. The act makes those actions a misdemeanor unless specified conditions exist, including various prior offenses, in which case the actions may be punished as a felony. The act additionally makes it an infraction for a person less than 21 years of age to plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, or process less than 6 living cannabis plants, and makes a person less than 18 years of age who violates those provisions additionally subject to drug education and counseling and community service. AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend its provisions with a 23 vote of both houses to further its purposes and intent. This bill would amend AUMA to make it a felony, punishable by 16 months or 2 or 3 years in county jail, for a person over 18 years of age to plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, or process more than 6 living cannabis plants. The bill would additionally make it a felony, punishable by 16 months or 2 or 3 years in county jail, for a person at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age to plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, or process less than 6 living cannabis plants. By increasing the penalty for a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.