Bill Text: CA AB2425 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft
Bill Title: Bowie’s Law: animals: adoption, shelter overcrowding, and breeding.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-16 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Held without recommendation. [AB2425 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2425-Introduced.html


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2425


Introduced by Assembly Member Essayli

February 13, 2024


An act relating to animals.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2425, as introduced, Essayli. Adoptable animals.
Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state that no adoptable animal should be euthanized if it can be adopted into a suitable home.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to pursue humane outcomes for adoptable animals and to enact subsequent legislation relating to animal welfare for adoptable animals.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to pursue humane outcomes for adoptable animals in California, including, but not limited to, dogs and cats.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to animal welfare for adoptable animals.
feedback