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AB 424

Authors

Davies

Subject

Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.

Relating To

relating to alcohol and other drug programs.

Title

An act to add Section 11834.33 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to alcohol and other drug programs.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-03

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

2025-10-03		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 261, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-11		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-04		In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-04		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2521.).
2025-09-02		Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-07-14		In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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.
2025-06-04		Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-05-28		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-27		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1739.)
2025-05-22		Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-21		From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 21).
2025-05-14		In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-23		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-20		Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-19		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-18		Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-06		From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
2025-02-05		Read first time. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-03
Enrolled		2025-09-08
Amended Assembly		2025-03-19
Introduced		2025-02-05

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