California Assembly Bill 1987
Session 20252026
Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 30, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
First Action
Feb 13, 2026
Latest Action
Sep 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1987
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
AB 1987 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Assembly Roll Call Votes
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Ávila Farías
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Summary
Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to require the purchase of an entry permit for nonconsumptive uses of department-managed lands if the department finds that it is practical and would be cost effective for the state to collect entry permit fees, and imposes specified requirements if the department does so, including requiring the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell that entry permit. Existing law authorizes the department to lease department-managed lands for agricultural activities if certain conditions are met and requires money collected from the lease of these lands to be deposited by the department into the Wildlife Restoration Fund or the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, and authorizes the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to use the funds to support the management, maintenance, restoration, and operations of department-managed lands.
This bill would require the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell an entry permit for consumptive use and would authorize the department to use the Automated License Data System to sell an entry permit for nonconsumptive use if the department requires the purchase of an entry permit for nonconsumptive uses of department-managed lands, as described above. The bill would require, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the above-described agricultural lease funds to be used by the department to support the management, maintenance, restoration, and operations of department-managed lands.
Existing law requires the department to annually provide an opportunity for licensed hunters to comment and make recommendations on public hunting programs, including anticipated habitat conditions in hunting areas on Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas, as provided.
This bill would add wetland floodup to the topics that the department is required to provide an opportunity for comment and recommendation on as described above.
This bill would create the Waterfowl Management Areas Operations and Maintenance Fund in the State Treasury and would require all revenues generated from the sale of waterfowl hunting reservation applications and daily and season long entry passes from Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas to be deposited into the fund. The bill would require the department to, upon appropriation by the Legislature, expend those revenues for the operation and maintenance of, and the reasonable administrative costs directly related to, the public hunting programs for Type A and Type B Wildlife Areas. The bill would require the department to, on or before October 1, 2033, prepare and submit a report to the appropriate policy and budget committees of the Legislature, as specified.
02/13/26 - Introduced
February 13, 2026
03/02/26 - Amended Assembly
March 2, 2026
03/25/26 - Amended Assembly
March 25, 2026
06/11/26 - Amended Senate
June 11, 2026
08/21/26 - Amended Senate
August 21, 2026
08/30/26 - Enrolled
August 30, 2026
09/30/26 - Chaptered
September 30, 2026
03/22/26- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife
March 22, 2026
04/06/26- Assembly Appropriations
April 6, 2026
04/10/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
April 10, 2026
06/05/26- Senate Natural Resources and Water
June 5, 2026
06/19/26- Senate Appropriations
June 19, 2026
08/15/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 15, 2026
08/24/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 24, 2026
08/25/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 25, 2026
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09/30/2026
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 913, Statutes of 2026.
09/30/2026
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/03/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/26/2026
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6575.).
08/25/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/25/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
08/24/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/21/2026
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/19/2026
Senate
Ordered to third reading.
08/19/2026
Senate
From special consent calendar.
08/18/2026
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
08/13/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
06/22/2026
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
06/11/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/10/2026
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9).
05/06/2026
Senate
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
04/13/2026
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
04/13/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4589.)
04/09/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
04/08/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).
03/26/2026
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/25/2026
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
03/24/2026
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24).
03/03/2026
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
03/02/2026
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.
03/02/2026
Assembly
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
02/14/2026
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
02/13/2026
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 14, 2026 8:33:28 AM
Record Updated
Oct 2, 2026 9:21:10 AM