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California 20252026

AB 1987

Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Department-managedlands, hunting, wildlifeareas
Introduced / first action
2026-02-13 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Water: definition.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to require the purchase of an entry permit for nonconsumptive uses of department-managed lands if the department finds that it is practical and would be cost effective for the state to collect entry permit fees, and imposes specified requirements if the department does so, including requiring the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell that entry permit. Existing law authorizes the department to lease department-managed lands for agricultural activities if certain conditions are met and requires money collected from the lease of these lands to be deposited by the department into the Wildlife Restoration Fund or the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, and authorizes the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to use the funds to support the management, maintenance, restoration, and operations of department-managed lands. This bill would require the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell an entry permit for consumptive use and would authorize the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell an entry permit for nonconsumptive use if the department requires the purchase of an entry permit for nonconsumptive uses of department-managed lands, as described above. The bill would require, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the above-described agricultural lease funds to be used by the department to support the management, maintenance, restoration, and operations of department-managed lands. Existing law requires the department to annually provide an opportunity for licensed hunters to comment and make recommendations on public hunting programs, including anticipated habitat conditions in hunting areas on Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas, as provided. This bill would add wetland floodup to the topics that the department is required to provide an opportunity for comment and recommendation on as described above. This bill would create the Waterfowl Management Areas Operations and Maintenance Fund in the State Treasury and would require all revenues generated from the sale of waterfowl hunting reservation applications and daily and season long entry passes from Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas to be deposited into the fund. The bill would require the department to, upon appropriation by the Legislature, expend those revenues for the operation and maintenance of, and the reasonable administrative costs directly related to, the public hunting programs for Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas. The bill would require the department to, on or before October 1, 2033, prepare and submit a report to the appropriate policy and budget committees of the Legislature, as specified.

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Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  7. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From special consent calendar.

  9. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9).

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  15. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4589.)

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  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).

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  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  21. Read second time and amended.

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  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24).

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  23. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

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  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.

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  25. Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

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  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  27. Read first time. To print.

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