SB 1226 California Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Hunting: navigable waters.

Summary
Existing law makes it unlawful to enter land for the purpose of discharging a firearm or taking or destroying any mammal or bird, including waterfowl, on that land, without having first obtained written permission from the owner, the owner's agent, or the person in lawful possession of that land, if either of the following applies: (1) the land belongs to, or is occupied by, another person and is either under cultivation or enclosed by a fence, or (2) there are signs forbidding trespass or hunting or both displayed at intervals not less than 3 to the mile along all exterior boundaries and at all roads and trails entering those lands, including land temporarily inundated by water flowing outside the established banks of a waterway. This bill would restrict the application of the provisions regarding land temporarily inundated by water flowing outside the established banks of a waterway to non-navigable waters. The bill would also state that these provisions do not restrict the public's right to use navigable waters for hunting, fishing, or other public purposes under the California Constitution.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Aug 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Feb 15, 2024 Signed Aug 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2024 · Assembly Aug 8, 2024

How they voted

38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 2, 2024
D Democratic31
29 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican9
9 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Aug 19, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6243.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 19).
lower
Jun 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
lower
May 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3831.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3608.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Dave Cortese
Dave Cortese
DDemocratic
CA
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