James Gallagher
- Republican
- Assemblymember
- District 3
Author
Existing law makes it unlawful to enter land for the purpose of discharging a firearm or taking or destroying any mammal or bird, including waterfowl, on that land, without having first obtained written permission from the owner, the owner's agent, or the person in lawful possession of that land, if either of the following applies: (1) the land belongs to, or is occupied by, another person and is either under cultivation or enclosed by a fence, or (2) there are signs forbidding trespass or hunting or both displayed at intervals not less than 3 to the mile along all exterior boundaries and at all roads and trails entering those lands, including land temporarily inundated by water flowing outside the established banks of a waterway, as specified. This bill would exempt from those provisions lands inundated by navigable waters temporarily flowing outside the established banks of a river, stream, slough, or other waterway that float a boat, canoe, kayak, or any other watercraft. The bill would also state that these provisions do not restrict the public's right under the California Constitution to use navigable waters for hunting, fishing, or other public purposes. The bill would specify that for the purposes of these provisions navigable waters can include ordinary, seasonal flooding. The bill would also specify that nothing in the above-mentioned provisions permits entry over legally restricted land on waters that are not, in fact, navigable.
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2704.).
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3477.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Ordered to third reading.
From Consent Calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 3).
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.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1595.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 10).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB859 | HTML |
| 02/14/23 - Introduced | |
| 06/26/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/10/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/07/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/18/23 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/14/23- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 05/08/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/29/23- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 08/17/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/08/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/13/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 10/20/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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