California Assembly Bill 1024
Session 20252026
Department of Fish and Wildlife: San Gabriel Valley Bear Management and Community Safety Act.
Active
Failed in Assembly on Feb 2, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1024
State
California
Session
20252026
checkPassed on April 8, 2025
Motion Text
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Assembly Roll Call Votes
Yes
Ávila Farías
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
Under existing law, the Department of Fish and Wildlife has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species.
This bill would establish the San Gabriel Valley Bear Management and Community Safety Act, which would require, on or before January 1, 2027, the department to develop a regional plan specific to the cities located within the San Gabriel Valley in the County of Los Angeles to address issues relating to bears in the community. The bill would require the plan to include various components, including, among other things, an overview of the behaviors of the bears in the San Gabriel Mountains. The bill would require the department to establish measurable performance goals for reducing bear encounters within the cities located in the San Gabriel Valley in the County of Los Angeles, and to report those goals to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2027. The bill would require the department to tag and track any bear that enters a residential neighborhood in a city located within the San Gabriel Valley in the County of Los Angeles using innovative technologies, as specified.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for County of Los Angeles.
04/04/25- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife
April 4, 2025
04/21/25- Assembly Appropriations
April 21, 2025
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02/02/2026
Assembly
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
01/31/2026
Assembly
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
05/23/2025
Assembly
In committee: Held under submission.
04/23/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
04/09/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/10/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
02/21/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
02/20/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 21, 2025 5:56:51 AM
Record Updated
Feb 3, 2026 8:39:23 AM