AB 2032 — Fish and wildlife: invasive mussels: golden mussels.

Summary

(1) Existing law, until January 1, 2030, generally prohibits a person from possessing, importing, shipping, or transporting in the state, or from placing, planting, or causing to be placed or planted in any water within the state, invasive mussels, as defined. Existing law requires a public or private agency that operates a water supply system to cooperate with the Department of Fish and Wildlife (department) to implement measures to avoid infestation by invasive mussels and to control or eradicate any infestation that may occur in a water supply system, and, if invasive mussels are detected, to prepare and implement a plan, as specified, to control or eradicate invasive mussels within the system (control plan) . Existing law prohibits the importation, transportation, possession, or live release of specified wild animals, except under a revocable, nontransferable permit, known as a restricted species permit, issued by the department, in cooperation with the Department of Food and Agriculture, and only if certain requirements are met. This bill would exempt from the requirement to obtain a restricted species permit for invasive mussels a public or private agency that operates a water supply system and has submitted a control plan to the department for maintenance, operational, and research activities within the water supply system, as specified. The bill would exempt from the requirement to obtain a restricted species permit for dead invasive mussels a public or private agency that operates a water supply system and has submitted a control plan to the department for research, outreach, education, species verification, training, or other purposes deemed by the department to be in the best interest of the state. The bill would provide that these exemptions remain in effect for a particular public or private agency until the department determines the agency's control plan does not meet the statutory requirements for control plans or approves the control plan. This bill would require the department's Invasive Species Program to develop, by April 1, 2027, voluntary guidance for public and private agencies that operate water supply systems to develop effective control plans. The bill would also require the department's Invasive Species Program to develop and publish, by April 1, 2027, guidance for scientific research conducted by or for public and private agencies that operate water supply systems to prevent and control the spread of invasive mussels, as specified. This bill would require the department to update the spatial distribution maps of invasive mussel-infested water bodies posted on its internet website no less than quarterly based on monitoring and reported detections, as prescribed. (2) Existing law requires every manufacturer of, importer of, or dealer in any pesticide, except as specified, to obtain a certificate of registration from the Department of Pesticide Regulation before the pesticide is offered for sale. Existing law requires the Director of Pesticide Regulation to endeavor to eliminate from use in the state specified pesticides, and in carrying out this responsibility, to develop an orderly program for the continuous evaluation of all pesticides actually registered, as specified. Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards regulate water quality and prescribe waste discharge requirements in accordance with the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and the national pollutant discharge elimination system permit program. This bill would require, in response to an invasive species threat, including, but not limited to, the threat of golden mussels, the department, state board, and regional boards to work with state and local agencies in order to quickly and efficiently respond to the threat. The bill would require the department and state board to identify any tools available to assist a state or local agency in rapidly responding to the invasive species threat and to help identify any existing processes that allow for the rapid use of any tool that could be used to address the invasive species threat and enables a streamlined or faster administrative or procedural process. The bill would require the state board, if necessary, to help coordinate efforts between the regional boards in response to a threat of an invasive species. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/29/26 - Chaptered html September 29, 2026
• Enrolled 09/03/26 - Enrolled html September 03, 2026
• Amended 08/13/26 - Amended Senate html August 13, 2026
• Amended 06/11/26 - Amended Senate Current pdf June 11, 2026
• Amended 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly pdf May 18, 2026
• Amended 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly pdf April 16, 2026
• Amended 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly pdf March 19, 2026
• Introduced 02/17/26 - Introduced pdf February 17, 2026
• AB2032 View text html

Action History

1. September 10, 2026

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

2. August 30, 2026

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

3. August 30, 2026

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

4. August 30, 2026

   Ordered to special consent calendar.

5. August 30, 2026

   Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly.

6. August 17, 2026

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

7. August 13, 2026

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

8. August 13, 2026

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

9. August 03, 2026

   In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

10. July 02, 2026

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. June 24, 2026

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

12. June 11, 2026

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

13. June 03, 2026

    Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.Q.

14. May 27, 2026

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

15. May 26, 2026

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

16. May 19, 2026

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

17. May 18, 2026

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

18. May 14, 2026

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

19. May 14, 2026

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

20. May 13, 2026

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

21. April 20, 2026

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

22. April 16, 2026

    Read second time and amended.

23. April 15, 2026

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

24. April 14, 2026

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

25. March 26, 2026

    (Pending re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M.)

26. March 26, 2026

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4433.)

27. March 23, 2026

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

28. March 19, 2026

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

29. March 19, 2026

    Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and E.S & T.M.

30. February 18, 2026

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

31. February 17, 2026

    Read first time. To print.

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• Rhodesia Ransom · Primary

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