Who sponsors SB 1135?

SB 1135 is sponsored by Blakespear, Catherine S. (Democratic) and Richardson, Laura (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 D cosponsors

SB 1135 — California Wildlife Coexistence Act.

Last action August 31, 2026 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.

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Passed Assembly
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 17, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
2 sponsors

1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill seeks to promote coexistence between wildlife and human activities in California.

The California Wildlife Coexistence Act aims to establish measures that facilitate harmonious interactions between wildlife and communities. It focuses on reducing conflicts and enhancing understanding of wildlife.

What this means for you

Environment: This means a focus on protecting wildlife habitats and promoting biodiversity in California.

Summary

California Wildlife Coexistence Act.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/29/26 - Chaptered html September 29, 2026
Enrolled 08/28/26 - Enrolled Current pdf August 28, 2026
Amended 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly html August 13, 2026
Amended 06/03/26 - Amended Assembly pdf June 03, 2026
Amended 05/18/26 - Amended Senate pdf May 18, 2026
Amended 03/23/26 - Amended Senate pdf March 23, 2026
Introduced 02/17/26 - Introduced pdf February 17, 2026
SB1135 View text html

Action History

August 31, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
August 26, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
August 19, 2026
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
August 19, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
August 17, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 13, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 13, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).
August 13, 2026
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
August 05, 2026
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
June 30, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 03, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
June 01, 2026
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
May 22, 2026
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 22, 2026
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 2. Page 4416.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 19, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 18, 2026
Ordered to second reading.
May 18, 2026
Read third time and amended.
May 14, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 14, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4266.) (May 14).
May 08, 2026
Set for hearing May 14.
April 27, 2026
April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
April 17, 2026
Set for hearing April 27.
April 14, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3870.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 09, 2026
Set for hearing April 14.
April 08, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
March 23, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
February 26, 2026
Referred to Com. on RLS.
February 18, 2026
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
February 17, 2026
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic

Co-sponsors (1)

Richardson, Laura Democratic

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB1135 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

August 26, 2026

Passed 31 Yea · 9 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	1	8	0	0
Democratic	25	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	5	1	0	0
Total	31	9	0	0
% of votes cast	78%	23%	0%	0%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen	—	Yea
Gonzalez	—	Yea
Ochoa Bogh	—	Nay
Pérez	—	Yea
Rubio	—	Yea
Weber Pierson	—	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Nay
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Nay
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

SB 1135 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Rogers

August 19, 2026

Passed 58 Yea · 17 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	1	16	0	1
Democratic	51	0	0	3
Unaffiliated	6	1	0	0
Total	58	17	0	4
% of votes cast	73%	22%	0%	5%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Patterson	—	Nay
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Rivas	—	Yea
Carrillo	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Not Voting
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Not Voting
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Nay
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Not Voting
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

August 13, 2026

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	0	4	0	0
Total	11	4	0	0
% of votes cast	73%	27%	0%	0%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

June 30, 2026

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	7	0	0	2
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	1
Total	8	2	0	3
% of votes cast	62%	15%	0%	23%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Not Voting
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Not Voting
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Not Voting
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

May 22, 2026

Passed 29 Yea · 2 Nay · 9 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	25	0	0	5
Republican	4	2	0	4
Total	29	2	0	9
% of votes cast	73%	5%	0%	23%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Not Voting
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Not Voting
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Not Voting
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Not Voting
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

May 14, 2026

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	1	1	0	0
Total	6	1	0	0
% of votes cast	86%	14%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Placed on suspense file

April 27, 2026

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

April 14, 2026

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	1
Total	5	1	0	1
% of votes cast	71%	14%	0%	14%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1135 do?: California Wildlife Coexistence Act.
Who sponsors SB 1135?: SB 1135 is sponsored by Blakespear, Catherine S. (Democratic) and Richardson, Laura (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1135?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 17, 2026. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 1135
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 17, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Blakespear, Catherine S.

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