California AB1772: Fish and wildlife: invasive species: invasive mussels.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 2301 and 2303 of, to add Sections 2301.1, 2301.2, 2301.3, 2301.4, 2301.6, and 2301.7 to, and to add Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 2305) to Division 3 of, the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife. fish and wildlife Fish and wildlife: invasive species: invasive mussels…

From the committee substitute text, June 25, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 2301 and 2303 of, to add Sections 2301.1, 2301.2, 2301.3, 2301.4, 2301.6, and 2301.7 to, and to add Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 2305) to Division 3 of, the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife. fish and wildlife Fish and wildlife: invasive species: invasive mussels. (1) Existing law, until January 1, 2030, generally prohibits a person from possessing, importing, shipping, or transporting in the state, or from placing, planting, or causing to be placed or planted in any water in the state, invasive mussels, and authorizes the Director of Fish and Wildlife or the director’s designee to engage in various enforcement activities, including ordering the areas in conveyance that contain water be drained, dried, or decontaminated, as provided. Existing law requires a public or private agency that operates a water supply system to cooperate with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to implement measures to avoid infestation by invasive mussels and to control or eradicate any infestation that may occur in a water supply system. Existing law requires, if invasive mussels are detected, the operator of a water supply system to, in cooperation with the department, prepare and implement a plan to control or eradicate invasive mussels within the system, and eliminate or minimize any potential downstream transport of an invasive mussel. …

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Sponsors

• Diane Papan (D, AD21) · primary sponsor
• Rhodesia Ransom (D, AD13)
• Jasmeet Bains (D, AD35)
• Tasha Boerner (D, AD77)
• Jessica Caloza (D, AD52)
• James Gallagher (R)
• Jeff Gonzalez (R, AD36)
• Gregg Hart (D, AD37)
• Celeste Rodriguez (D, AD43)
• Chris Rogers (D, AD02)
• Blanca Rubio (D, AD48)
• Ávila Farías, Anamarie (D, AD15)

Latest actions

1. August 13, 2026: In committee: Held under submission.
2. August 3, 2026: In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
3. July 1, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4. June 25, 2026: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
5. June 24, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
6. June 15, 2026: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
7. June 10, 2026: Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD.
8. May 28, 2026: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
9. May 27, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5449.)
10. May 27, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.)

Votes

• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (June 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1772 Papan Assembly Third Reading (May 27, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. (May 14, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (April 23, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1772?

AB1772 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Fish and wildlife: invasive species: invasive mussels.

What does AB1772 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 2301 and 2303 of, to add Sections 2301.1, 2301.2, 2301.3, 2301.4, 2301.6, and 2301.7 to, and to add Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 2305) to Division 3 of, the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife. fish and wildlife Fish and wildlife: invasive species: invasive mussels…

What is the status of AB1772?

In committee as of August 13, 2026. Latest action: In committee: Held under submission. (August 13, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1772?

Diane Papan (D, AD21), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1772?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1772