CA SB 1397
in committeeMountain Lions: human-mountain lion conflicts program: scientific research.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 1397 pass?
Not yet. CA SB 1397 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 1397 about?
Proposition 117, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide primary election, enacted the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990. The act classifies the mountain lion as a specially protected mammal under the laws of this state, and makes it unlawful to take, injure, possess, transport, import, or sell any mountain lion or any part or product thereof. The act authorizes the take of mountain lions under limited circumstances, including by authorizing the Department of Fish and Wildlife, or an appropriate local agency authorized by the department, to remove or take any mountain lion that is perceived to be an imminent threat to public health or safety. Existing law permits the department, as the department determines is necessary to protect mountain lions or the public, to authorize qualified individuals, educational institutions, governmental agencies, or nongovernmental organizations to implement nonlethal procedures, which are defined as procedures that may include, among other things, capturing, pursuing, or hazing mountain lions. Existing law permits the department to authorize qualified individuals, educational institutions, governmental agencies, or nongovernmental organizations to conduct scientific research involving mountain lions pursuant to a scientific collecting permit, as specified. This bill would require the department, contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature, to maintain, enhance, and expand its human-mountain lion conflicts program in a specified region of the state in order to protect public health and safety, including by exercising its authority to authorize nonlethal procedures. The bill would require the department to continue and expand its scientific research effort to develop and evaluate methods to deter mountain lions from entering communities and to prevent habituation to humans. In implementing these programs, the bill would require the department to engage in specified public outreach activities in a specified region of the state. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2033. The bill would require the department to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature on or before October 1, 2031, describing these programs, the results of the programs, the number of department personnel involved in the programs, and recommendations to further improve the programs to protect human health and safety. The bill would require the Director of Fish and Wildlife, when requested, to appear before the appropriate policy or budget committees of the Assembly and Senate to provide a status update on the programs. The California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 prohibits the Legislature from changing the act, with specified exceptions, except by a 45 vote of the membership of both houses of the Legislature and then only if consistent with, and in furtherance of, the purposes of the act. This bill would declare that it is consistent with, and furthers the purposes of, that act.
Who sponsors CA SB 1397?
Alvarado-Gil is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1397.
Description
Proposition 117, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide primary election, enacted the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990. The act classifies the mountain lion as a specially protected mammal under the laws of this state, and makes it unlawful to take, injure, possess, transport, import, or sell any mountain lion or any part or product thereof. The act authorizes the take of mountain lions under limited circumstances, including by authorizing the Department of Fish and Wildlife, or an appropriate local agency authorized by the department, to remove or take any mountain lion that is perceived to be an imminent threat to public health or safety. Existing law permits the department, as the department determines is necessary to protect mountain lions or the public, to authorize qualified individuals, educational institutions, governmental agencies, or nongovernmental organizations to implement nonlethal procedures, which are defined as procedures that may include, among other things, capturing, pursuing, or hazing mountain lions. Existing law permits the department to authorize qualified individuals, educational institutions, governmental agencies, or nongovernmental organizations to conduct scientific research involving mountain lions pursuant to a scientific collecting permit, as specified. This bill would require the department, contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature, to maintain, enhance, and expand its human-mountain lion conflicts program in a specified region of the state in order to protect public health and safety, including by exercising its authority to authorize nonlethal procedures. The bill would require the department to continue and expand its scientific research effort to develop and evaluate methods to deter mountain lions from entering communities and to prevent habituation to humans. In implementing these programs, the bill would require the department to engage in specified public outreach activities in a specified region of the state. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2033. The bill would require the department to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature on or before October 1, 2031, describing these programs, the results of the programs, the number of department personnel involved in the programs, and recommendations to further improve the programs to protect human health and safety. The bill would require the Director of Fish and Wildlife, when requested, to appear before the appropriate policy or budget committees of the Assembly and Senate to provide a status update on the programs. The California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 prohibits the Legislature from changing the act, with specified exceptions, except by a 45 vote of the membership of both houses of the Legislature and then only if consistent with, and in furtherance of, the purposes of the act. This bill would declare that it is consistent with, and furthers the purposes of, that act.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Alvarado-Gilauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-13
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-01
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30).
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2026-06-04
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
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2026-05-28
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4526.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-26
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4275.) (May 14).
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2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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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. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3870.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-02
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
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2026-02-23
Read first time.
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2026-02-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-20
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Becker: yes
- Stern: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grove: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
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 as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
Special Consent SB1397 Alvarado-Gil
2026-05-28 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Blakespear: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Grove: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Niello: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Limón: yes
- Ashby: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Dahle: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Alvarez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Papan: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Hart: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
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