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California 20252026

AB 2344

Animal abuse: forfeiture.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Animalabuse, forfeiture
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Animal abuse: registry: internet publication.
  • Government Code.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law authorizes a peace officer, humane society officer, or animal control officer to take possession of a stray or abandoned animal in specified circumstances, including when the animal is kept without proper care and attention, as specified. Existing law provides that if an animal is seized pursuant to those provisions or pursuant to a warrant, the owner is personally liable to the seizing agency for the cost of the seizure and care of the animal. Existing law deems the animal to then be abandoned by the owner under specified circumstances, including if the owner, within 14 days of notice of availability of the animal to be returned, fails to pay charges and take possession of the animal. This bill would make those provisions apply to animals seized pursuant to any provision of California law.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 599, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6989.).

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6985.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 30).

    committee-passage

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6844.)

  8. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

    referral-committee

  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

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

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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

    referral-committee

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

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23).

    amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  20. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

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

    reading-1, referral-committee

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5315.)

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  25. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)

  26. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  27. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  28. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2

  29. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).

    amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee

  30. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  31. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  32. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  33. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  35. Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

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