
Cal NORML-Sponsored Bill to Halt A Cannabis Tax Increase Passes First Committee
WRITE TO YOUR LEGISLATOR AND ASK THEM TO SUPPORT AB 564. UPDATE: The bill will next be heard on Monday, May 5 at 2:30 PM in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation committee. April 22, 2025, Sacramento – By a vote of 15-0-3, the California Assembly Business and Professions Committee passed through AB 564 (Haney), to halt a cannabis excise tax increase from 15% to 19% scheduled for July 1. Three hours into the committee’s hearing on 4/22, Asm. Matt Haney (D-SF) introduced the bill, along with supporting witnesses Caryn Woodson of the California Cannabis Industry Assn. and Kristin Heidelbach of