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Authors Patterson  
Subject Controlled substances: human chorionic gonadotropin.
Relating To relating to controlled substances.
Title An act to amend Section 11056 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-01
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-01     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-01     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 183, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-24     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-13     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 3505.).
2025-09-13     Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
2025-09-12     From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 12).
2025-09-11     Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3319.)
2025-09-11     Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
2025-09-10     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-10     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 2796.).
2025-09-03     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02     Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-20     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-19     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-07-15     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-25     Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-24     Withdrawn from committee.
2025-06-24     Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-06-23     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-05-21     Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
2025-05-08     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 1484.)
2025-05-08     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-05     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-01     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 30).
2025-04-28     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-04-24     (Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)
2025-04-24     Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1265.)
2025-04-01     Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2025-03-28     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-28     Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-01
Enrolled     2025-09-16
Amended Senate     2025-09-02
Amended Senate     2025-06-23
Amended Assembly     2025-03-28
Introduced     2025-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, categorizes controlled substances into 5 schedules and places the greatest restrictions on those substances contained in Schedule I. Under existing law, the substances in Schedule I are deemed to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use while substances in Schedules II through V are substances that have an accepted medical use, but have the potential for abuse. Existing law generally restricts the prescription, furnishing, possession, sale, and use of controlled substances, and makes a violation of those laws a crime, except as specified. Existing law categorizes chorionic gonadotropin, including human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), as a Schedule III controlled substance except when the hCG is possessed by, sold to, purchased by, transferred to, or administrated by, a licensed veterinarian or a licensed veterinarian’s designated agent, exclusively for veterinary use.

This bill would remove hCG from the list of Schedule III controlled substances under the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act.