Bill Text: CA SB1021 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Fishing and hunting: youth program.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-4)

Status: (Engrossed) 2026-08-13 - August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB1021 Detail]

Download: California-2025-SB1021-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  March 16, 2026

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1021

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Introduced by Senator Choi
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Hadwick)
(Coauthors: Senators Alvarado-Gil, Cabaldon, Dahle, Grove, Jones, Menjivar, and Strickland)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis, Castillo, Flora, Hadwick, and Johnson) Johnson, and Tangipa)

February 10, 2026

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An act to add Section 318 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1021, as amended, Choi. Fishing and hunting: youth program.

The California Constitution establishes the Fish and Game Commission and provides for the delegation to the commission of powers relating to the protection and propagation of fish and game. Existing law places the Fish and Game Commission in the Natural Resources Agency.

This bill would require the commission to establish a program to increase opportunities to fish, and to hunt big game, upland game birds, and migratory game birds, for youth with life-threatening illnesses and youth who have lost a parent in service to the state or country. illnesses. The bill would require the commission, in developing the program, to consult with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and certain interested nonprofit organizations.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 318 is added to the Fish and Game Code, immediately following Section 317, to read:

318.

 (a) (1) The commission shall establish a program to increase opportunities to fish, and to hunt big game, upland game birds, and migratory game birds, for youth with life-threatening illnesses and youth who have lost a parent in service to the state or country. illnesses.

(2) In developing the program, the commission shall consult with the department and interested nonprofit organizations that have goals and objectives directly related to the management and conservation of fish, big game, upland game, and migratory game species and primarily represent the interests of persons licensed pursuant to Section 3031.

(b) For purposes of this section, “big game” has the same meaning as defined in Section 350 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.