California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 945 — Falconry: American peregrine falcons.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 471, Statutes of 2022.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to adopt regulations for the possession or training, and the capture, importation, exportation, or intrastate transfer, of birds in the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes (birds-of-prey) used in the practice of falconry. Existing law authorizes the commission to authorize the issuance and provide for the revocation of licenses and permits to persons for the practice of falconry. Existing law also prohibits the taking or possession at any time of fully protected birds, as specified. Existing law designates the American peregrine falcon as a fully protected bird. This bill would exempt the capture, possession, or training of an American peregrine falcon in the practice of falconry from the prohibitions in the fully protected bird statute. The bill would prohibit regulations from being adopted for the possession, training, capture, importation, exportation, or intrastate transfer of American peregrine falcons used in the practice of falconry unless the Legislature provides an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute for that purpose. The bill would require the department, contingent upon appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act or another statute, to submit 2 reports to certain committees of the Legislature, on or before specified dates, regarding the use of American peregrine falcons and other raptors in falconry, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 471, Statutes of 2022.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4935.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5947.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 11).

  10. August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

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

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

  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3931.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3776.) (May 19).

  18. Set for hearing May 19.

  19. April 25 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  20. Set for hearing April 25.

  21. April 18 hearing postponed by committee.

  22. Set for hearing April 18.

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

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3182.) (March 22).

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  26. Set for hearing March 22.

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

  28. From printer.

  29. Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.

  30. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB945 Laird Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4000
Democratic 13000
Unaffiliated 22001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Pan — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Min — Yea
Newman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Roth — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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SB 945 Laird Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 30002
Unaffiliated 38001
Republican 7002
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gray — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
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
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie 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
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5002
Democratic 7000
Republican 0002
Total 12004
% of votes cast 75%0%0%25%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Holden — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Democratic 7000
Republican 1000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Friedman — Yea
Smith — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Special Consent SB945

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 13000
Unaffiliated 22001
Republican 4000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Min — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Yea
Newman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on suspense file

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kamlager — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1001
Unaffiliated 3000
Democratic 4000
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hueso — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 945 do?
Existing law authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to adopt regulations for the possession or training, and the capture, importation, exportation, or intrastate transfer, of birds in the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes (birds-of-prey) used in the practice of falconry. Existing law authorizes the commission to authorize the issuance and provide for the revocation of licenses and permits to persons for the practice of falconry. Existing law also prohibits the taking or possession at any time of fully protected birds, as specified. Existing law designates the American peregrine falcon as a fully protected bird. This bill would exempt the capture, possession, or training of an American peregrine falcon in the practice of falconry from the prohibitions in the fully protected bird statute. The bill would prohibit regulations from being adopted for the possession, training, capture, importation, exportation, or intrastate transfer of American peregrine falcons used in the practice of falconry unless the Legislature provides an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute for that purpose. The bill would require the department, contingent upon appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act or another statute, to submit 2 reports to certain committees of the Legislature, on or before specified dates, regarding the use of American peregrine falcons and other raptors in falconry, as specified.
Who sponsors SB 945?
SB 945 is sponsored by Laird, John (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 945?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2022. Enacted.
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