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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 634: Tianeptine.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 634 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Tianeptine. Primary sponsor: Jeff Gonzalez (R). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 13, 2026): In committee: Held under submission.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law provides for the regulation of various chemicals, including chemicals contained in drugs, dietary supplements, and food products.

This bill would prohibit an entity, as defined, from manufacturing, distributing, or offering for sale in this state a product that contains tianeptine or that is marketed as containing tianeptine. The bill would make a violation of these provisions punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for a first violation and not to exceed $5,000 for each subsequent violation, upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, or a county counsel. The bill would entitle a prevailing plaintiff to an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff GonzalezPrimary sponsorRepublicanAssembly36
Juan AlanisCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly22
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Steven ChoiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Diane DixonCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly72
Brian JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Kate SanchezCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee: Held under submission.
  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
  6. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
  7. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 3872.)
  9. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page