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AB 1356

Authors

Dixon

Subject

Alcohol and other drug programs.

Relating To

relating to public health.

Title

An act to amend Section 11830.01 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-01

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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Actions

2025-10-01		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 189, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-01		Approved by the Governor.
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 3500.).
2025-09-13		Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
2025-09-12		In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2931.).
2025-09-09		Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-09-02		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29		Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-07-14		In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-09		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-26		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-17		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-06-11		Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-05-29		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-29		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1772.)
2025-05-22		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-21		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 21).
2025-05-14		In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-28		Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-24		Read second time and amended.
2025-04-23		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2025-03-13		Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-24		Read first time.
2025-02-22		From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21		Introduced. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-01
Enrolled		2025-09-16
Amended Senate		2025-08-29
Amended Senate		2025-07-09
Amended Senate		2025-06-17
Amended Assembly		2025-04-24
Introduced		2025-02-21

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