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 02/19/25 - Introduced

 AB-837 Ketamine.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 03/27/2025 09:00 PM

AB837:v98#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 March 27, 2025

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill

No. 837

Introduced by Assembly Member Davies

February 19, 2025

An act to amend Section 11352 11379.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 837, as amended, Davies.
 Ketamine.

Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, categorizes controlled substances into 5 designated schedules, places the greatest restrictions on those substances contained in Schedule I, and generally places the least restrictive limitations on controlled substances classified in Schedule V. Existing law categorizes ketamine as a Schedule III controlled substance.

Existing law makes it a crime to transport, import, sell, furnish, administer, or give away, including to offer or attempt to transport, import, sell, furnish, administer, or give away, specified controlled substances. Existing law makes a violation of that provision punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for 3, 4, or 5 years, except as specified. Existing law, with a specified
 exception, makes it a crime to possess for sale or sell ketamine. Existing law makes a violation of that provision punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or in the state prison.

This bill would add ketamine to the list of substances for which it is a crime to transport, import, sell, furnish, administer, or give away. By expanding the scope of an existing
 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.

This bill would instead make a violation of that provision punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or for 3, 4, or 5 years. The bill would also make it a crime to transport, import, furnish, administer, or give away, offer to transport, import, furnish,
 administer, or give away, or attempt to import or transport ketamine into this state, except as specified. The bill would make a violation of these prohibitions punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for 3, 4, or 5 years. By creating a new crime and expanding the penalties for a 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.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 YES 
 Local Program:
 YES 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 11379.2 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

11379.2.

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 4211) 4110) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, every person who possesses for sale or sells any a controlled substance specified in
 subdivision (g) of Section 11056 shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or in the state prison. pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, a person who transports, imports into this state, furnishes, administers, or gives away, or offers to transport, import into this state, furnish, administer, or give away, or attempts to import into this state or transport a controlled substance specified in subdivision (g) of Section 11056, unless upon the written prescription of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian licensed to practice in this state,
 shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.

(c) For purposes of this section, “transports” means to t