California AB1987: Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 1745, 1745.1, and 1758 of, and to add Section 1528.5 to, the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife. fish and wildlife Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 1745, 1745.1, and 1758 of, and to add Section 1528.5 to, the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife. fish and wildlife Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting. 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 …

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Sponsors

• Heath Flora (R, AD09) · primary sponsor
• Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D, AD04) · primary sponsor
• Heather Hadwick (R, AD01) · primary sponsor
• Jeff Gonzalez (R, AD36)
• Esmeralda Soria (D, AD27)
• Dave Cortese (D, SD15)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 913, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 3, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 26, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6575.).
5. August 26, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
6. August 25, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
8. August 24, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 21, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
10. August 19, 2026: Ordered to third reading.

Votes

• AB 1987 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1987 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Cortese (August 25, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (June 22, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 9, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1987 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading (April 13, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1987?

AB1987 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting.

What does AB1987 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 1745, 1745.1, and 1758 of, and to add Section 1528.5 to, the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife. fish and wildlife Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting…

What is the status of AB1987?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 913, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1987?

Heath Flora (R, AD09), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1987?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1987