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Authors Ortega  
Coauthors: Addis   Connolly   Garcia   Becker   Rubio  
Subject Cigarette and tobacco products: retail sale: pharmacies.
Relating To relating to cigarette and tobacco products.
Title An act to amend Section 22973.1 of, and to add Article 26 (commencing with 4428) to Chapter 9 of Division 2 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to cigarette and tobacco products.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-28
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
Majority No Yes Yes None No No Y
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Bill Actions
2025-07-07     In committee: Reconsideration granted.
2025-06-30     In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.
2025-06-11     Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and REV. & TAX.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 4. Page 1867.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 23).
2025-05-07     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-29     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-28     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-24     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 1.) (April 23).
2025-04-08     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-03-28     Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and G.O.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2025-04-28
Introduced     2025-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacies by the California State Board of Pharmacy, and makes a violation of the Pharmacy Law a misdemeanor.

Existing law, the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2023, requires a retailer to hold a license from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to engage in the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products for each retail location. Existing law requires the department to issue a license to a retailer upon receipt of a completed application and payment of required fees, unless certain circumstances apply.

This bill would prohibit the department from issuing a license to a retailer if the retailer is a pharmacy or the application is for a retail location that contains a pharmacy.