Steve Bennett
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 38
Author
Existing law makes it unlawful to take white sharks for recreational or commercial purposes except under a permit issued by the Department of Fish and Wildlife for scientific or educational purposes or if taken incidentally by commercial fishing operations using certain types of nets. For purposes of these prohibitions, existing law defines "take" to mean to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or to attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill. Existing law makes a violation of these prohibitions a crime. This bill would also make it unlawful, except as provided, to use any shark bait, shark lure, or shark chum, as defined, to attract any white shark; to place any shark bait, shark lure, or shark chum into the water within one nautical mile of any shoreline, pier, or jetty when a white shark is either visible or known to be present; or to place any shark bait, shark lure, or shark chum into the water for the purpose of viewing any shark when a white shark is visible or known to be present. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 437, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 65. Noes 1.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 2. Page 5014.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 6.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4815.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 27).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2109 | HTML |
| 02/14/22 - Introduced | |
| 05/23/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/10/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/26/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/19/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/31/22- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 04/25/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 04/29/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 05/24/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/15/22- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 08/10/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/13/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/23/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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