CaliforniaProtected species: California Endangered Species Act.
What it does
Existing law makes it unlawful to take a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, except as authorized by law.
More detail
This bill would make it unlawful for a person in California to import, cause to be imported, export, cause to be exported, transport, sell, offer for sale, possess with the intent to sell, receive, acquire, or purchase any fish, wildlife, or plant that was taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or statute of any state or any law, treaty, or statute of the United States with regard to fish, wildlife, or plants in effect on January 19, 2025. The bill would, upon conviction or other entry of judgment, require any seized evidence be forfeited, as specified. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on December 31, 2031, and would repeal them on January 1, 2032.
Under existing law, a violation of the Fish and Game Code is a crime.
Because the above provision would be part of the Fish and Game Code, a violation of which would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Endangered Species Act (CESA) requires the Fish and Game Commission to establish a list of endangered species and a list of threatened species pursuant to a prescribed listing process, and generally prohibits the taking of those species. Existing law requires the commission to publish a notice in the California Regulatory Notice Register upon receipt of a petition to add or remove a species from either the list of endangered species or the list of threatened species by the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
This bill would require the department to determine if there is a decrease in protections by the federal government for an endangered or threatened species, as defined, and, if so, would require the department to publish written findings in the California Regulatory Notice Register that would add the species to the commission's list of provisional candidate species, as specified. The bill would require the department to report the provisional candidacy determination at the next public meeting of the commission. The bill would prohibit criminal or civil liability for an entity operating under federal authorization for take, as specified, as long as the entities are in full compliance with their federal biological opinion. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on December 31, 2031, and would repeal them on January 1, 2032.
Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.
This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 11Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 638, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 11Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 23Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 19. Page 3307.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1319 Schultz Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1319 Schultz et al. By Limón. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 10Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 10. Page 2799.).Passed Senate
- Sep 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 5Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Sep 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 2Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Sep 2From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).Major
- Aug 29
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 18In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 10Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 9From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (July 8).Major
- Jul 8
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 27From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- Jun 16In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 11Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Jun 3In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1319 Schultz Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 18. Page 1920.)Passed Assembly
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- May 23From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).Major
- May 23Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
- May 14In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- May 7Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- May 6Read second time and amended.Major
- May 5From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29).Major
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.Minor
- Apr 21From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 24Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.Minor
- Mar 20From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 10Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To print.Introduced