2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
AB1482: Bowie’s Law: animals: adoption, shelter overcrowding, and breeding.
Legislative Summary
An act to add Section 32005 to, and to add and repeal Section 32006 of, the Food and Agricultural Code, and to amend Sections 122045 and 122055 of, and to add Section 122111 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to animals.
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Bill History
2/21/2025
Introduced. To print.
State Assembly
2/22/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
State Assembly
2/24/2025
Read first time.
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
State Assembly
4/22/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
4/22/2025
Assembly Rule 47.1 invoked. (Castillo).
State Assembly
4/23/2025
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
State Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/21/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Business and Professions(State Assembly)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Leticia Castillo
Republican