CA SB 1135
enactedCalifornia Wildlife Coexistence Act.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1135 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1135 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 820, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1135 about?
Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Natural Resources Agency. Under existing law, the department has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species. This bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Wildlife Coexistence Program to manage and promote wildlife coexistence by conducting specified activities, including maintaining a statewide wildlife incident reporting tool. The bill would rename the Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program to the California Wolf-Livestock Coexistence and Compensation Program and would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the program to provide resources to eligible participants for purposes relating to wolves and livestock. The bill would authorize the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, including the cost for implementation, to provide resources to wildlife coexistence partners, as defined, to support efforts required for the Wildlife Coexistence Program and the California Wolf-Livestock Coexistence and Compensation Program. The bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Wildlife Coexistence Technical Advisory Committee to provide technical guidance, public input, and programmatic recommendations related to the department's wildlife coexistence efforts. The bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2028, to include specified information on its internet website, as provided. The California Endangered Species Act prohibits the taking of an endangered or threatened species, except as specified. Under existing law, it is also unlawful to permit or allow any dog to pursue any big game mammal during the closed season on that mammal, to pursue any fully protected, rare, or endangered mammal at any time, to pursue any bear or bobcat at any time, or to pursue any mammal in a game refuge or ecological reserve if hunting within that refuge or ecological reserve is unlawful. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding those prohibitions, the pursuit of wolves by dogs that are guarding or protecting livestock or crops on property owned, leased, or rented by the owner of the dogs, is not prohibited if the dogs are maintained with, and remain in reasonable proximity to, the livestock or crops being guarded or protected.
Who sponsors CA SB 1135?
Blakespear is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1135, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Natural Resources Agency. Under existing law, the department has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species. This bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Wildlife Coexistence Program to manage and promote wildlife coexistence by conducting specified activities, including maintaining a statewide wildlife incident reporting tool. The bill would rename the Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program to the California Wolf-Livestock Coexistence and Compensation Program and would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the program to provide resources to eligible participants for purposes relating to wolves and livestock. The bill would authorize the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, including the cost for implementation, to provide resources to wildlife coexistence partners, as defined, to support efforts required for the Wildlife Coexistence Program and the California Wolf-Livestock Coexistence and Compensation Program. The bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Wildlife Coexistence Technical Advisory Committee to provide technical guidance, public input, and programmatic recommendations related to the department's wildlife coexistence efforts. The bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2028, to include specified information on its internet website, as provided. The California Endangered Species Act prohibits the taking of an endangered or threatened species, except as specified. Under existing law, it is also unlawful to permit or allow any dog to pursue any big game mammal during the closed season on that mammal, to pursue any fully protected, rare, or endangered mammal at any time, to pursue any bear or bobcat at any time, or to pursue any mammal in a game refuge or ecological reserve if hunting within that refuge or ecological reserve is unlawful. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding those prohibitions, the pursuit of wolves by dogs that are guarding or protecting livestock or crops on property owned, leased, or rented by the owner of the dogs, is not prohibited if the dogs are maintained with, and remain in reasonable proximity to, the livestock or crops being guarded or protected.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-17
- Latest action
- 2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 820, Statutes of 2026.
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- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Blakespearauthor
- Richardsoncoauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-29
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 820, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-29
Approved by the Governor.
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2026-08-31
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
2026-08-26
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-26
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5853.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-19
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 17. Page 6269.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-03
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
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2026-06-01
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
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2026-05-22
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-22
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 2. Page 4416.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-18
Read third time and amended.
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2026-05-18
Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4266.) (May 14).
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-27
April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3870.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
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2026-03-23
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-18
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2026-02-17
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 02/17/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-17Compare
- 03/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-23Compare
- 05/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-18Compare
- 06/03/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-03Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/28/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-28Compare
- 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Becker: yes
- Stern: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Grove: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-27 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Richardson: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading
2026-05-22 · pass · 29-2
Member-level votes (40)
- Rubio: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Jones: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Limón: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Strickland: no
- Seyarto: no
- Choi: other
- Becker: other
- Hurtado: other
- Padilla: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Stern: other
- Grove: other
- Niello: other
- Allen: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 8-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Alvarez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Hart: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Alanis: no
- Hadwick: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Bains: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
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