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California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 313 — Animals: prohibition on use in circuses.

Last action October 12, 2019 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 768, Statutes of 2019.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

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

Existing law regulates the taking and possession of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians, including the importation, transportation, possession, and live release of wild animals, as defined. This bill would prohibit a person from sponsoring, conducting, or operating a circus, as defined, in this state that uses any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse. The bill would prohibit a person from exhibiting or using any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse in a circus in this state. The bill would authorize a civil penalty against a person who violates these prohibitions pursuant to an action brought by the Attorney General, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Food and Agriculture, a district attorney, a city attorney, or a city prosecutor. The bill would specify how these civil penalty moneys would be deposited depending primarily on which entity brings the civil penalty action, including requiring the deposit of the moneys collected by the Department of Food and Agriculture into the Circus Cruelty Prevention Account, which the bill would create, with those moneys available upon appropriation for the purposes of the department's enforcement of these prohibitions.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/12/19 - Chaptered Current pdf October 12, 2019
Enrolled 09/13/19 - Enrolled pdf September 13, 2019
Amended 08/12/19 - Amended Assembly pdf August 12, 2019
Amended 07/01/19 - Amended Assembly pdf July 01, 2019
Amended 06/19/19 - Amended Assembly pdf June 19, 2019
Amended 04/25/19 - Amended Senate pdf April 25, 2019
Amended 03/28/19 - Amended Senate pdf March 28, 2019
Amended 03/21/19 - Amended Senate pdf March 21, 2019
Introduced 02/15/19 - Introduced pdf February 15, 2019
SB313 View text html

Action History

October 12, 2019
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 768, Statutes of 2019.
October 12, 2019
Approved by the Governor.
September 19, 2019
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
September 11, 2019
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2835.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
September 09, 2019
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
September 09, 2019
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 13. Page 3191.) Ordered to the Senate.
September 03, 2019
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 30, 2019
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (August 30).
August 21, 2019
August 21 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
August 14, 2019
August 14 hearing postponed by committee.
August 12, 2019
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
July 01, 2019
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 27, 2019
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 25).
June 19, 2019
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
June 18, 2019
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 18).
June 03, 2019
Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and JUD.
May 21, 2019
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 20, 2019
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1153.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 14, 2019
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 13, 2019
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
May 03, 2019
Set for hearing May 13.
April 25, 2019
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 24, 2019
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 798.) (April 23).
April 11, 2019
Set for hearing April 23.
April 09, 2019
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 622.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
March 28, 2019
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
March 21, 2019
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
March 13, 2019
Set for hearing April 9.
February 28, 2019
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD.
February 19, 2019
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
February 15, 2019
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Hueso

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB313 Hueso Concurrence

September 11, 2019

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	24	0	0	3
Democratic	10	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	2
Total	35	0	0	5
% of votes cast	88%	0%	0%	13%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Rubio	—	Yea
Monning	—	Yea
Wieckowski	—	Yea
Mitchell	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Beall	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Roth	—	Yea
Hueso	—	Yea
Leyva	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Allen	—	Yea
Galgiani	—	Yea
Hertzberg	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Bates	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Nielsen	—	Yea
Chang	—	Yea
Pan	—	Yea
Moorlach	—	Not Voting
Borgeas	—	Not Voting
Morrell	—	Not Voting
Mark Stone	—	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Not Voting
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

SB 313 Hueso Senate Third Reading By Eduardo Garcia

September 10, 2019

Passed 56 Yea · 13 Nay · 10 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	35	10	0	7
Democratic	21	1	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	3
Total	56	13	0	10
% of votes cast	71%	16%	0%	13%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Frazier	—	Yea
Smith	—	Yea
Gonzalez	—	Yea
Chau	—	Yea
Gloria	—	Yea
Bloom	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Chiu	—	Yea
Holden	—	Yea
Daly	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
Quirk	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Kamlager-Dove	—	Yea
Levine	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Nazarian	—	Yea
Burke	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Medina	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Chu	—	Yea
O'Donnell	—	Yea
Weber	—	Yea
Salas	—	Nay
Voepel	—	Nay
Brough	—	Nay
Obernolte	—	Nay
Gray	—	Nay
Mathis	—	Nay
Bigelow	—	Nay
Cooley	—	Nay
Melendez	—	Nay
Diep	—	Nay
Cooper	—	Not Voting
Fong	—	Not Voting
Kiley	—	Not Voting
Mayes	—	Not Voting
Cunningham	—	Not Voting
Waldron	—	Not Voting
Cristina Garcia	—	Yea
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Not Voting
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Mark Stone	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Nay
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Not Voting
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay

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Do pass.

August 30, 2019

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	8	4	0	1
Total	13	4	0	1
% of votes cast	72%	22%	0%	6%

How each member voted (18)

Member	Party	Vote
Bloom	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Gonzalez	—	Yea
Quirk	—	Yea
Chau	—	Yea
Obernolte	—	Nay
Brough	—	Nay
Diep	—	Nay
Bigelow	—	Nay
Fong	—	Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea

Official roll call →

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

June 25, 2019

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	6	1	0	1
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	0	0	0	1
Total	9	1	0	2
% of votes cast	75%	8%	0%	17%

How each member voted (12)

Member	Party	Vote
Chiu	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Holden	—	Yea
Gonzalez	—	Yea
Chau	—	Yea
Obernolte	—	Nay
Kiley	—	Not Voting
Mark Stone	—	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

June 18, 2019

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	7	1	0	1
Republican	0	1	0	1
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Total	9	2	0	2
% of votes cast	69%	15%	0%	15%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Levine	—	Yea
Chu	—	Yea
Salas	—	Nay
Bigelow	—	Not Voting
Gloria	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Cristina Garcia	—	Yea
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

May 20, 2019

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	24	0	0	3
Democratic	9	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	1
Total	34	0	0	4
% of votes cast	89%	0%	0%	11%

How each member voted (38)

Member	Party	Vote
Rubio	—	Yea
Monning	—	Yea
Wieckowski	—	Yea
Mitchell	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Beall	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Roth	—	Yea
Hueso	—	Yea
Leyva	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Allen	—	Yea
Galgiani	—	Yea
Hertzberg	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Bates	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Nielsen	—	Yea
Chang	—	Yea
Pan	—	Yea
Borgeas	—	Not Voting
Moorlach	—	Not Voting
Morrell	—	Not Voting
Mark Stone	—	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

April 23, 2019

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	4	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	1
Republican	0	0	0	1
Total	7	0	0	2
% of votes cast	78%	0%	0%	22%

How each member voted (9)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen	—	Yea
Monning	—	Yea
Wieckowski	—	Yea
Borgeas	—	Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

April 09, 2019

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	4	0	0	1
Republican	0	0	0	1
Total	7	0	0	2
% of votes cast	78%	0%	0%	22%

How each member voted (9)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen	—	Yea
Monning	—	Yea
Hertzberg	—	Yea
Hueso	—	Yea
Borgeas	—	Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 313 do?: Existing law regulates the taking and possession of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians, including the importation, transportation, possession, and live release of wild animals, as defined. This bill would prohibit a person from sponsoring, conducting, or operating a circus, as defined, in this state that uses any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse. The bill would prohibit a person from exhibiting or using any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse in a circus in this state. The bill would authorize a civil penalty against a person who violates these prohibitions pursuant to an action brought by the Attorney General, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Food and Agriculture, a district attorney, a city attorney, or a city prosecutor. The bill would specify how these civil penalty moneys would be deposited depending primarily on which entity brings the civil penalty action, including requiring the deposit of the moneys collected by the Department of Food and Agriculture into the Circus Cruelty Prevention Account, which the bill would create, with those moneys available upon appropriation for the purposes of the department's enforcement of these prohibitions.
Who sponsors SB 313?: SB 313 is sponsored by Hueso.
What is the current status of SB 313?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2019. Enacted.
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Identifier: SB 313
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 15, 2019
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Hueso

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