CA AB 631
in committeeAnimals: animal shelters: transparency.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 631 pass?
Not yet. CA AB 631 is in committee as of 2025-08-29 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): In committee: Held under submission.
What is CA AB 631 about?
Existing law requires all public and private animal shelters to keep accurate records on each animal taken up, medically treated, or impounded, as specified. This bill would require animal shelters, as defined, to collect and record the number of animals taken in, the source of intake, and the outcomes for all animals, as specified. The bill would require this information to be updated at least once per quarter. The bill would require animal shelters with internet websites to post this information on their internet websites and would require that this information remain publicly accessible for at least 5 years. The bill would require animal shelters that do not have internet websites to make this information publicly available, upon request, for at least 5 years. To the extent that this bill would impose a new program or higher level of service on public animal control agencies or shelters, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors CA AB 631?
Lee is the primary sponsor of CA AB 631.
Description
Existing law requires all public and private animal shelters to keep accurate records on each animal taken up, medically treated, or impounded, as specified. This bill would require animal shelters, as defined, to collect and record the number of animals taken in, the source of intake, and the outcomes for all animals, as specified. The bill would require this information to be updated at least once per quarter. The bill would require animal shelters with internet websites to post this information on their internet websites and would require that this information remain publicly accessible for at least 5 years. The bill would require animal shelters that do not have internet websites to make this information publicly available, upon request, for at least 5 years. To the extent that this bill would impose a new program or higher level of service on public animal control agencies or shelters, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-01
- Latest action
- 2025-08-29 — In committee: Held under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Leeauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-13
Read first time. To print.
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2025-02-14
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2025-03-03
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2025-04-01
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1).
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2025-04-02
Read second time and amended.
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2025-04-03
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2025-04-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
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2025-04-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-04-28
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1318.)
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2025-04-29
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-05-07
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
referral-committee
2025-05-28
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
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2025-06-09
In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.
2025-07-09
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
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2025-07-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-08-18
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
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2025-08-29
In committee: Held under submission.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-01 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Haney: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Chen: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Krell: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Flora: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: other
Do pass.
2025-04-23 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Elhawary: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hart: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Tangipa: yes
AB 631 Lee Assembly Third Reading
2025-04-28 · pass · 72-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Addis: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Ta: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Fong: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Davies: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Solache: yes
- Soria: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Hart: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Lee: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Krell: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Berman: yes
- Chen: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Haney: other
- Sanchez: other
- Flora: other
- Elhawary: other
- Schultz: other
- Macedo: other
- Ellis: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-14 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Niello: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
- Strickland: yes
Placed on suspense file
2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
Related bills
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