2012 CALIFORNIA BILL INFORMATION

California legislative information is available at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
California Legislature's Home Page http://www.legislature.ca.gov/
All documents for individual bills and an update subscription service are available

January 21, Friday, will be the last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel.
February 18, Friday, will be the last day to introduce new bills for the first year of the 2011-12 Session.  New or
additional provisions may be amended onto these or other bills as the session progresses, subject to time
limits imposed by the Rules of each house and the Joint Rules.   

2012 Tentative Legislative Calendar    (Assembly site)      Joint Calendar (PDF)    

California Legislation: A Basic Primer, Revised January 2011, Annotated May 12, 2011    A brief overview of the
legislative process and practical concerns related to bills related to our issues.
 

FIND YOUR OWN CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS   

Committee hearing agendas, information and audio access:
Assembly   
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/committee_hearings/
Senate        http://senate.ca.gov/todaysevents     (listed by room number, see agendas)
http://senate.ca.gov/committees       All Senate listenrooms - click on Senate Floor for Floor Session

Parking in Capitol Area:        
MAP OF CAPITOL AREA & PARKING      Sacramento Transportion/Parking Site
Capitol Weekly             

TAC Bill Tracking Pages: 2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011       

CALENDAR NOTES:  Friday, Feb. 24, last day to introduce new bills.  


Table updated 2/22/12                                        Material on this page © The Animal Council 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Contact Jerry Brown         Governor's Press Releases  
To leave this page, use your backspace or the navigation bar above the table.  
BILL NO.
AUTHOR(S)
SUBJECT
STATUS
TAC'S ACTION
S.C.R. 62
Introduced
2/2/12
DARRELL
STEINBERG
(D-6)
Sacramento

SOURCE:
Found Animals
As introduced, Senate Concurrent Resolution 62, "Spay Day USA
2012", recites "least 250,000 dogs and possibly twice as many
cats are euthanized in California each year" and declare the
month of February, 2012, to be Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
and February 28, 2012 to be  "Spay Day USA 2012".
See Comparisons, 2010, 2011, 2011 recitals       
Senate Com on Rules, Policy Analysis, February 7, 2012
Assembly Com on Rules, Policy Anlaysis, February 16, 2012
Amended in Assembly, February 21, 2012  changing the
numerical language to, " At least 250,000 cats and 175,000 dogs
are euthanized in California each year..." lowered from the
original numbers cited.  
Senate Com on
Rules, 3rd Rdg 2/9
pass 34-0 (6)
Assembly Com on
Rules, 2/17 pass
9-0 (2)  
2/22 ASM 3rd Rdg
 
S.B. 957
Introduced
1/10/12
Mark Leno (D-3)
San Francisco
As introduced, SB 957 is this year's Senate Budget Bill.  The item
of interest pertains to the Hayden bill:  3)  Pursuant to the
provisions of Section 17581 of the Government Code, the
mandates identified in the following schedule are specifically
identified by the Legislature for suspension during the 2012-13
fiscal year...............        (d)   Animal Adoption (Ch. 752, Stats.
1998) (04-PGA-01, 98-TC-11)  
Details of Hayden bill claim,  see
State Controller's State
Mandated Claim Instructions for Animal Adoption, Nov 2010
Legislative Analyst's Office Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill:
Commission on State Mandates - Animal Adoption Mandate
NOTE: For our
purposes, we will
only track animal
related provision.
 
S.B.702
Introduced
2/18/2011
Ted Lieu (D-28)
Torrance

Sponsor: Social
Compassion in
Legislation
As amended in Senate, March 23, 2011, deleting all original topic
and content, SB 702 would amend Food & Ag Code Sec. 31253
to, in addition to existing authority for local jurisdictions to charge
fees on redemption of impounded dogs, to
require either implant
of microchip before release
or owner furnish proof of microchip
implant within 30 days of release.  
Amended in Senate, April 27, 2011   adding requirement for
microchip on release to
new owner by all shelters and rescue
groups (broad Vincent bill definition)
, add cats for these
provisions; any releasers not having implant device on premises
may release on condition that owner/new owner of dog or cat
provides proof of microchipping w/n 30 days of release.
Senate Com on Bus, Profs Policy Analysis, 4/28/11
Senate Floor Analysis, May 18, 2011  

Assembly Com on Bus, Profs & Consumer Protection. Policy
Analysis June 20, 2011       

Assembly Com on Appropriations Fiscal Analysis, July 6, 2011   

Assembly Floor Analysis, July 8, 2011    
Sen Com on Bus,
Profs & Econ Dev
Hrg 5/2,  
pass 7-1(1)
Approps Hrg 5/16
Rule 28.8
Sen Floor
3rd Rdg - 5/31
pass
32-6 (2)
Assembly Com on
Bus, Profs & Cons
Protect.  Hrg 6/21
pass 8-0(1)
ASM Approps
Hrg 7/6
pass 11-3 (3)
Assembly Floor
3rd Rdg 8/25
pass 50-23 (7)
Enrolled
8/30 to Gov
10/7
vetoed by Gov
2/22/12 Senate
Reconsideration
 
S.B. 969
Introduced
1/17/12
Juan Vargas
(D-40) San
Diego area
As introduced January 17, 2012, SB 969 would add to the
Business and Professions Code, Chapter 11, Veterinary
Medicine a new Article 7, Pet Groomers to license and regulate
pet groomers and premises under the Veterinary Medical Board
which would approve all schools.  The VMB could impose
administrative penalties not over $1,000; any person
violating/aiding/abetting the provisions, guilty of misdemeanor:
fine $500-2,200 and/or county jail, min. 30 days, max one year.
Sen Com on Bus
Profs & Econ Dev
 
         
A.B. 1463
Introduced
1/10/12
Bob Blumenfeld
(D-40) Van Nuys
As introduced, AB 1463 is this year's Assembly Budget Bill.  The
item of interest regards the Hayden bill:  "3)  Pursuant to the
provisions of Section 17581 of the Government Code, the
mandates identified in the following schedule are specifically
identified by the Legislature for suspension during the 2012-13
fiscal year...............        (d)   Animal Adoption (Ch. 752, Stats.
1998) (04-PGA-01, 98-TC-11)"
Details of Hayden bill claim, see
State Controller's State
Mandated Claim Instructions for Animal Adoption, Nov 2010
Legislative Analyst's Office Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill:
Commission on State Mandates - Animal Adoption Mandate
NOTE: For our
purposes, we will
only track animal
related provision.
 
A.B. 610
Introduced
2/16/10
Jose Solario (D)
Co-authors ASM
Members
Blumenfield,
Gatto, Jeffries,
Williams  
This bill would until January 1, 2015,  authorize
the Veterinary Medical Board  to sponsor a specialized
license plate pilot program if certain conditions are met,
decreasing the required number of applications before (DMV) will
initiate a specialty license plate. Currently number 7,500. AB 610
would lower to 3,500 and permit private donations to fund entire
start up cost, currently $400,000.
Amended in Senate, January 19, 2012  deleting recital of
irrelevant reproduction claims but adding to 2010 CA shelter
intake, "and more than one-half were euthanized."  Other
amendments to criteria for re-instating the program.  
Sen Com on Trans
& Housing
 
A.B. 805
Introduced
2/17/2011
Norma Torres
(D-61) Ontario
As introduced, AB 805 would comprehensively reorganize and
recodify the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act,
effective on and after January 1, 2014, including within its lengthy
provision, a new Civil Code Section    4715.  (a) No governing
documents shall prohibit the owner of a separate interest within
a common interest development from keeping at least one pet
within the common interest development, subject to reasonable
rules and regulations of the association. This section may
not be construed to affect any other rights provided by law to an
owner of a separate interest to keep a pet within the development.
(b) For purposes of this section, "pet" means any domesticated
bird, cat, dog, aquatic animal kept within an aquarium, or other
animal as agreed to between the association and the
homeowner.
(c) If the association implements a rule or regulation restricting
the number of pets an owner may keep, the new rule or
regulation shall not apply to prohibit an owner from continuing to
keep any pet that the owner currently keeps in the owner's
separate interest if the pet otherwise conforms with the previous
rules or regulations relating to pets.
ASM Com  on Housing & Community Dev Policy Analysis 4/4/11
ASM Com on Judiciary Policy Analysis, 4/26/11   
Amended in Senate, January 4, 2012
Senate Policy Com Analysis, Hrg 1/20/12   
ASM Com on
Housing &
Community Devel
Hrg 4/6 pass 7-0
ASM Com on
Judiciary  Hrg 4/26
pass 9-0 (1)
ASM Consent
2nd day - 5/2
pass 73-0 (6, V)
6/15 dual referred
Sen Coms on
Judiciary;
Transportation  &
Housing.  
Sen Com on T&H
Hrg 1/10/12  
pass 9-0 to ASM
Jud, rec consent
 
A.B. 1279
Introduced
2/18/2011
Nathan Fletcher
(R-75)
San Diego

SPONSOR:
San Diego
Humane Society
As introduced, AB 1279 would amend sections of the Bus &
Profs, Civil, Food & Ag, Health & Safety and Penal Codes to make
technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions by
replacing references to a "pound" with references to an animal
shelter and by replacing references to destroying an animal with
references to humanely euthanizing the animal.
ASM Com On Bus & Profs Policy Analysis, May 2, 2011   

SEN Com on Bus, Profs & Econ Dev Policy Analysis, June 9,
2011

Senate Floor Analysis, June 15, 2011
ASM Com on Bus,
Profs & Cons Prof
Hrg 5/3, pass 9-0
to Consent
ASM Floor
Consent Calendar
2nd day 5/12
pass 70-0 (10)
Senate Com on
Bus, Profs & ED
6/13 pass 8-0(1)  
SENATE Floor
SenateConsent
Calendar 6/20
2nd day
31-0-(9)
6/21 Enrolled
6/24 to  Governor
7/1 Gov returns
@ASM request,
then held at
SENATE Desk
2/2
2/12