California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1382
Ethics Over Aesthetics Act.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Castillo (Republican)
Cosponsors (4)
- Bryan (Democratic)
- Dixon (Republican)
- Jones (Republican)
- Ochoa Bogh (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law generally regulates the importation of wild animals into the state and the sale of dogs, cats, and birds. Existing law requires a person seeking to bring or import a dog into the state for purposes of resale or change of ownership to obtain a health certificate for that dog, as specified. Existing law requires a breeder of dogs to disclose to a purchaser of a dog certain information, including the breed, sex, color, and identifying marks at the time of sale, a record of inoculations and worming treatments administered, and whether the dog has any known disease, illness, or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects its health, as specified.
This bill would prohibit, except as specified, a person from importing for profit, selling, or offering for sale in this state a transgenic pet animal that possesses a cosmetic transgenic trait, as specified. The bill would provide that each transgenic pet animal imported for profit, sold, or offered for sale in this state in violation of that prohibition is a separate violation and is punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $5,000. The bill would authorize the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, or the city attorney of the city in which the violation occurred, to bring an action to enforce that prohibition, as specified.
Text versions
- 05/13/26 - Amended Senate· May 13, 2026
- 01/05/26 - Amended Assembly· Jan 5, 2026
- 04/22/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 22, 2025
- 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 28, 2025
- 02/21/25 - Introduced· Feb 21, 2025
- AB1382
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 16, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 1, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 House | AB 1382 Castillo Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 15, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 13, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Held under submission. - Jun 29, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jun 17, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - May 13, 2026 · 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. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D., JUD. and APPR. - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3870.) - Jan 16, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jan 15, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (January 15). - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Coauthors revised. - Jan 13, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jan 8, 2026 · House
(Pending re-refer to Com. on JUD.) - Jan 8, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 3717.) - Jan 6, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. - Jan 5, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Assembly Rule 47.1 invoked. (Castillo). - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD. - Feb 24, 2025 · House
Read first time. - Feb 22, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Introduced. To print.