California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 504 — Fish: sea cucumbers: transgenic fish.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 444, Statutes of 2014.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the Fish and Game Commission to establish fish hatcheries for stocking the waters of California with fish and requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to maintain and operate those hatcheries. Existing law also authorizes county boards of supervisors to establish and maintain fish hatcheries and authorizes the commission to issue permits to nonprofit organizations to construct and operate anadromous fish hatcheries. A violation of the Fish and Game Code is generally a misdemeanor. This bill would prohibit hatchery production and stocking of transgenic species of salmonids and would define "transgenic" for these purposes. Because the bill would create new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law makes it unlawful to spawn, incubate, or cultivate any species of finfish belonging to the family Salmonidae, transgenic fish species, or any exotic species of finfish in the waters of the Pacific Ocean that are regulated by this state, except for specified salmon or steelhead trout. A violation of this provision is a crime. This bill would make it unlawful to spawn, incubate, or cultivate any transgenic species of finfish belonging to the family Salmonidae anywhere in this state, except as specified. The bill would also prohibit research or experimentation for the commercial production of transgenic salmonids. By expanding the definition of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would authorize the department to issue a specified permit for medical or scientific research conducted on transgenic finfish species by accredited California academic institutions or private entities for research only and not for commercial production, or private entities for research only and not for commercial production and would require the department to notify the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture and the commission upon receipt of a specified permit application at least 30 days prior to the approval or disapproval of the permit. (3) Existing law governs the sea cucumber fishery in this state. Under existing law, sea cucumbers cannot be taken, possessed aboard a boat, or landed by a person for commercial purposes except under a valid sea cucumber permit issued by the department. The commission is authorized to adopt regulations that it determines may reasonably be necessary to protect the sea cucumber resource and ensure a sustainable sea cucumber fishery or to enhance enforcement activities. A violation of these provisions or regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions is a crime. Existing law provides that those provisions shall become inoperative on April 1, 2015, and, as of January 1, 2016, are repealed. This bill would extend the operation of those provisions until April 1, 2020, and would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2021. Because this bill would extend the operation of the sea cucumber permit program and thereby the crimes imposed for a violation of those provisions, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 444, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 6572.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 21. Page 6571.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 10. Page 4857.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 4).

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

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

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 24).

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

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

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

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

  23. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 3723.)

  24. Ordered to third reading.

  25. From consent calendar.

  26. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  27. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (January 23).

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 6). Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

  30. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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

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

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

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chesbro · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chesbro

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 504 CHESBRO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 19 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 541602
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 581902
% of votes cast 73%24%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Levine — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Allen — Nay
Harkey — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB504 Chesbro By Padilla

Passed 25 Yea · 10 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231004
Democratic 2001
Total 251005
% of votes cast 63%25%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Block — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Walters — Nay
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 504 CHESBRO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68104
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 75104
% of votes cast 94%1%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Perea — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Linder — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fox — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Republican 1000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Rendon — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Allen — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 504 do?
(1) Existing law requires the Fish and Game Commission to establish fish hatcheries for stocking the waters of California with fish and requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to maintain and operate those hatcheries. Existing law also authorizes county boards of supervisors to establish and maintain fish hatcheries and authorizes the commission to issue permits to nonprofit organizations to construct and operate anadromous fish hatcheries. A violation of the Fish and Game Code is generally a misdemeanor. This bill would prohibit hatchery production and stocking of transgenic species of salmonids and would define "transgenic" for these purposes. Because the bill would create new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law makes it unlawful to spawn, incubate, or cultivate any species of finfish belonging to the family Salmonidae, transgenic fish species, or any exotic species of finfish in the waters of the Pacific Ocean that are regulated by this state, except for specified salmon or steelhead trout. A violation of this provision is a crime. This bill would make it unlawful to spawn, incubate, or cultivate any transgenic species of finfish belonging to the family Salmonidae anywhere in this state, except as specified. The bill would also prohibit research or experimentation for the commercial production of transgenic salmonids. By expanding the definition of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would authorize the department to issue a specified permit for medical or scientific research conducted on transgenic finfish species by accredited California academic institutions or private entities for research only and not for commercial production, or private entities for research only and not for commercial production and would require the department to notify the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture and the commission upon receipt of a specified permit application at least 30 days prior to the approval or disapproval of the permit. (3) Existing law governs the sea cucumber fishery in this state. Under existing law, sea cucumbers cannot be taken, possessed aboard a boat, or landed by a person for commercial purposes except under a valid sea cucumber permit issued by the department. The commission is authorized to adopt regulations that it determines may reasonably be necessary to protect the sea cucumber resource and ensure a sustainable sea cucumber fishery or to enhance enforcement activities. A violation of these provisions or regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions is a crime. Existing law provides that those provisions shall become inoperative on April 1, 2015, and, as of January 1, 2016, are repealed. This bill would extend the operation of those provisions until April 1, 2020, and would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2021. Because this bill would extend the operation of the sea cucumber permit program and thereby the crimes imposed for a violation of those provisions, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 504?
AB 504 is sponsored by Chesbro.
What is the current status of AB 504?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
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