CA AB 1987
enactedDepartment-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1987 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1987 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 913, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1987 about?
Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to require the purchase of an entry permit for nonconsumptive uses of department-managed lands if the department finds that it is practical and would be cost effective for the state to collect entry permit fees, and imposes specified requirements if the department does so, including requiring the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell that entry permit. Existing law authorizes the department to lease department-managed lands for agricultural activities if certain conditions are met and requires money collected from the lease of these lands to be deposited by the department into the Wildlife Restoration Fund or the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, and authorizes the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to use the funds to support the management, maintenance, restoration, and operations of department-managed lands. This bill would require the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell an entry permit for consumptive use and would authorize the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell an entry permit for nonconsumptive use if the department requires the purchase of an entry permit for nonconsumptive uses of department-managed lands, as described above. The bill would require, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the above-described agricultural lease funds to be used by the department to support the management, maintenance, restoration, and operations of department-managed lands. Existing law requires the department to annually provide an opportunity for licensed hunters to comment and make recommendations on public hunting programs, including anticipated habitat conditions in hunting areas on Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas, as provided. This bill would add wetland floodup to the topics that the department is required to provide an opportunity for comment and recommendation on as described above. This bill would create the Waterfowl Management Areas Operations and Maintenance Fund in the State Treasury and would require all revenues generated from the sale of waterfowl hunting reservation applications and daily and season long entry passes from Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas to be deposited into the fund. The bill would require the department to, upon appropriation by the Legislature, expend those revenues for the operation and maintenance of, and the reasonable administrative costs directly related to, the public hunting programs for Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas. The bill would require the department to, on or before October 1, 2033, prepare and submit a report to the appropriate policy and budget committees of the Legislature, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 1987?
Aguiar-Curry is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1987, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to require the purchase of an entry permit for nonconsumptive uses of department-managed lands if the department finds that it is practical and would be cost effective for the state to collect entry permit fees, and imposes specified requirements if the department does so, including requiring the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell that entry permit. Existing law authorizes the department to lease department-managed lands for agricultural activities if certain conditions are met and requires money collected from the lease of these lands to be deposited by the department into the Wildlife Restoration Fund or the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, and authorizes the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to use the funds to support the management, maintenance, restoration, and operations of department-managed lands. This bill would require the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell an entry permit for consumptive use and would authorize the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell an entry permit for nonconsumptive use if the department requires the purchase of an entry permit for nonconsumptive uses of department-managed lands, as described above. The bill would require, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the above-described agricultural lease funds to be used by the department to support the management, maintenance, restoration, and operations of department-managed lands. Existing law requires the department to annually provide an opportunity for licensed hunters to comment and make recommendations on public hunting programs, including anticipated habitat conditions in hunting areas on Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas, as provided. This bill would add wetland floodup to the topics that the department is required to provide an opportunity for comment and recommendation on as described above. This bill would create the Waterfowl Management Areas Operations and Maintenance Fund in the State Treasury and would require all revenues generated from the sale of waterfowl hunting reservation applications and daily and season long entry passes from Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas to be deposited into the fund. The bill would require the department to, upon appropriation by the Legislature, expend those revenues for the operation and maintenance of, and the reasonable administrative costs directly related to, the public hunting programs for Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas. The bill would require the department to, on or before October 1, 2033, prepare and submit a report to the appropriate policy and budget committees of the Legislature, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-02
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 913, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Aguiar-Curryauthor
- Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
- Hadwickauthor
- Soriacoauthor
- Cortesecoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 913, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6575.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-19
From special consent calendar.
2026-08-19
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-18
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-22
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-11
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-10
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
referral-committee
2026-04-13
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-04-13
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4589.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-26
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-03-25
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-03-24
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-03
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
referral-committee
2026-03-02
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-14
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2026-02-13
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-13Compare
- 03/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-02Compare
- 03/25/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-25Compare
- 06/11/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-11Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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.
2026-04-08 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Krell: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: other
AB 1987 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading
2026-04-13 · pass · 76-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Arambula: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Davies: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Chen: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Patel: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Fong: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Zbur: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ta: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Papan: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Berman: yes
- Haney: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Krell: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Bains: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Dixon: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hart: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Soria: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Flora: other
- Lee: other
- Valencia: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-09 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Grove: yes
- Becker: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Reyes: yes
Placed on suspense file
2026-06-22 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: other
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