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CA SB527

Bill

Status

Passed

9/6/2019

Primary Sponsor

Anna Caballero

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Adds industrial hemp cultivated under Division 24 of the Food and Agricultural Code to the definition of "agricultural commodity" under the Williamson Act.

  • Allows county and city rules governing agricultural preserves to designate commercial cannabis cultivation under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act as a compatible use on both contracted and noncontracted lands within agricultural preserves.

  • Clarifies that the cannabis provision is declaratory of existing law and does not represent a change to current statute.

  • Requires rules related to compatible uses to be consistent with Section 51238.1 provisions and applied uniformly throughout agricultural preserves.

Legislative Description

Local government: Williamson Act: cultivation of cannabis and hemp.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 273, Statutes of 2019.

9/6/2019

Committee Referrals

Agriculture6/13/2019
Governance and Finance3/7/2019
Rules2/21/2019

Full Bill Text

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