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AB 955: Controlled substances.

  • Session Year: 2023-2024
  • House: Assembly

Current Status:

Failed

(2024-02-01: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law makes possession of specified controlled substances, including fentanyl, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, except as specified. Existing law makes possession of a controlled substance for the purposes of sale of the substance punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of 2, 3, or 4 years.

This bill would make the sale of fentanyl on a social media platform, as defined, in California punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of 3, 6, or 9 years.

By creating a new 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.

Existing federal law prohibits recipients of federal funding awards from using or procuring certain covered equipment, systems, or services, as specified. Federal law also requires aircraft, including unmanned aircraft, to be registered as a condition of operation. Federal law also requires persons operating unmanned aircraft for governmental purposes to comply with registration requirements that are applicable to persons operating unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes, or to obtain a certificate of waiver or authorization for a public operator for a specific unmanned aircraft activity, typically granted only to government agencies or other agencies that use unmanned aircraft as part of their routine public operations.Existing law authorizes contracting between state agencies and private contractors, and sets forth requirements for the procurement of goods and services by state agencies and the various responsibilities of state agencies and the Department of General Services in implementing state contracting procedures and policies.This bill would, on and after January 1, 2025, prohibit state and local agencies, including law enforcement agencies, from purchasing, acquiring, or otherwise using an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system produced by a manufacturer of covered equipment, systems, or services pursuant to specified federal law.

Discussed in Hearing

Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety57MIN
Apr 27, 2023

Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety

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Bill Author

Avatar: Cottie Petrie-Norris
Cottie Petrie-Norris

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