CA AB506 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Passed on October 9 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 477, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Passed on October 9 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 477, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 122225) to Chapter 5 of Part 6 of Division 105 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to pets.
Title
Pets: sales of dogs, cats, and rabbits.
Sponsors
| Asm. Steve Bennett [D] | Asm. Marc Berman [D] | Sen. Tom Umberg [D] | Sen. Sabrina Cervantes [D] |
| Asm. Matt Haney [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-09 - Assembly - AB 506 Bennett Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 70 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-09-08 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB506 Bennett et al. By Umberg (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 506 Bennett Assembly Third Reading (Y: 71 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Business and Professions] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-08 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB506 Bennett et al. By Umberg (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 506 Bennett Assembly Third Reading (Y: 71 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Business and Professions] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 477, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-09 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-16 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 4. Page 3107.). |
| 2025-09-08 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 2. Page 2613.). |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-10 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-09 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 8). |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-19 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD. |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-02 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 2. Page 1833.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-07 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-24 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-22 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 22). |
| 2025-04-08 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. |
| 2025-04-08 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-04-04 | Assembly | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-04-02 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-20 | Assembly | Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. |
| 2025-03-17 | Assembly | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-02-24 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD. |
| 2025-02-11 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. |
| 2025-02-10 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Safety Code | 122225 | New Code | See Bill Text |
