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To Our Activists:
Following is a list of the animal bills currently in the CA
legislature. Please contact your legislator to support or oppose
these bills, as recommended below. How to contact your legislator:
- A brief, polite and specific letter or email.
- Email forms are on your representatives' websites rather than an email address.
- Assembly members regarding Assembly bills and Senators regarding Senate bills.
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SB 216 (Moorlach) - Possession of wild animals
Not yet assigned to a committee.
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SB 420 (Monning) - Criminal info
Re-Referred to Com on Appropriations, on the Consent Calendar. An act to amend Section 11105 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal history.
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SB 602 (Allen) - Pesticides, labeling
Was amended April 6th.On Senate floor(2017-2018). An
act to add Section 12860 to, and to add Article 4.5 (commencing with
Section 14085) to Chapter 3 of Division 7 of, the Food and Agricultural
Code, relating to pesticides.
Support.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISTLATOR. Tell them that:
Honeybees
and native bees and other pollinators are critical to agricultural
production, home gardens, and native ecosystems. Bee populations have
been declining significantly over the past 25 years, and while there is
no single cause of these declines, a substantial and growing body of
evidence points to neonicotinoid pesticides as a key factor.
Neonicotinoid pesticides are taken up by plants, and expressed through
pollen, nectar, and guttation droplets, impacting both target and
nontarget insect species, including honeybees and native bees.
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SB 779 (Hertzberg) - Criminal info
Still in Rules, not assigned to committee yet.
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AB 8 (Bloom) - Mountain lions
Referred to Water, Parks & Wildlife; 3-23 hearing was cancelled
at author's request, no new hearing date. Depredation permits;
will not mandate the mountains lions be killed, changed to MAY allow
them to be killed.
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AB 197 (Kiley) - Violent felonies
Referred to Committee on Public Safety. 3-21 hearing was cancelled at the request of the author, no new hearing date.
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AB 292 (Steinorth) - Pets/income tax
On Suspense file, probably a dead bill.
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AB 411 (Bloom) - Therapy dogs/witnesses
Referred to Public Safety Committee (passed 7-0), on Assembly floor for vote (read 3rd time).
Support.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR. Tell them that:
Individuals shall be afforded the opportunity to have a therapy or
facility dog accompany him or her while testifying in court, subject to
the approval of the court to provide emotional comfort in a high-stress
environment for the purpose of helping a witness to testify and reducing
his or her stress level.
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AB 485 (O'donnell) - Dog & cat adoption & sales
Amended. Re-referred to Asm Business & Professions, hearing date 4-18.
Support.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR. Tell them that:
Pet stores should be required to sell dogs, cats and rabbits that
were obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society
for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society
shelter, or nonprofit, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, animal rescue or adoption organization that is in a
cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter
pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural
Code.
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AB 521 (Frazier) - Elk tags
Re-Referred to Appropriations Committee. An act to amend Section 332 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to hunting.
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AB 628 (Chen) - Animal control
Referred to Asm Public Safety. 3-21 hearing date cancelled at the request of the author, no new hearing date.
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AB 1138 (Maienschein) - Public health/dogs
Clarifies restrictions and regulations regarding the sale of pets
over the internet. Amended 3-28. Referred to Asm Privacy and
Consumer Protection, hearing date 4-25. An act to amend Section 121720 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
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AB 1569 (Caballero) - Disabled rights/animals
Amended. Re-referred to Asm Business & Professions, hearing date 4-18.
Support.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR. Tell them that:
It is beneficial for both landlords and prospective or current
tenants to have greater guidance as to what is really a disability or
disability-related. A need for an animal in those situations would
mean that a landlord may ask for verification of a disability. This
clarity will help both the landlord and the prospective or current
tenant to constructively engage in the interactive process to determine
if the prospective or current tenant's animal may be reasonably
accommodated without undue hardship to the owner, including balancing
the rights of existing tenants with disabilities.
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AB 1544 (Dahle, Mathis, Hunting)
Non-lead ammunition
Referred to Water, Parks and Wildlife, held in committee, no hearing date.
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Additional Bills
SB 673 (Newman) - License plates
Referred to Sen Transportation and Housing, no new hearing date. April 18th hearing was cancelled at the request of the author. Support.
AB 1228 (Bloom) - Experimental fishing permits
Referred to Asm Water, Parks and Wildlife, hearing date 4-25. A n
act to amend Section 90 of, and to add Section 1022 to, the Fish and
Game Code, relating to fisheries. Entire bill was amended.
AB 1199 (Nazarian) - Police canine protection
Referred to Asm Public Safety, no hearing date. An act to add Section 13514.3 to the Penal Code, relating to peace officer training.
Beverlee McGrath, president
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