Bill Commons

CA AB 1912

enacted

Deer: archery season: concealed firearms.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1912 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1912 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 132, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1912 about?

Existing law establishes an archery season for the taking of deer with bow and arrow. Existing law generally prohibits a person taking or attempting to take deer during that archery season from carrying, or having under their immediate control, a firearm of any kind, except for an active or honorably retired peace officer, as specified. This bill would repeal that prohibition.

Who sponsors CA AB 1912?

Hadwick is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1912, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes an archery season for the taking of deer with bow and arrow. Existing law generally prohibits a person taking or attempting to take deer during that archery season from carrying, or having under their immediate control, a firearm of any kind, except for an active or honorably retired peace officer, as specified. This bill would repeal that prohibition.

Introduced
2026-03-24
Latest action
2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 132, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hadwickauthor
  • Dahleprincipal coauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Cortesecoauthor
  • Grovecoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 132, Statutes of 2026.

  2. 2026-08-27

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2026-08-18

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-11

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

  6. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5319.).

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  7. 2026-07-02

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  8. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  9. 2026-06-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  10. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and PUB. S.

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  11. 2026-04-16

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  12. 2026-04-16

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4681.)

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  13. 2026-04-09

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  14. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7).

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  15. 2026-03-26

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  16. 2026-03-25

    Read second time and amended.

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  17. 2026-03-24

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24).

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  18. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and PUB. S.

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  19. 2026-02-13

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  20. 2026-02-12

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/12/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-12Compare
  • 03/25/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-25Compare
  • 08/12/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-12Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-08-27Compare
  • AB1912Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    2026-03-24 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Caloza: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Ávila Farías: other

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 1912 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-04-16 · pass · 68-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Flora: other
    • Berman: other
    • Hart: other
    • Papan: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Bonta: other
    • Schiavo: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Hoover: other
    • Harabedian: other
    • Schultz: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-09 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Laird: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Reyes: yes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-06-30 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1912

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