California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1673
County fish and wildlife propagation fund: wildlife coexistence: tear gas.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hadwick (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law allows a person to purchase, possess, or use tear gas or a tear gas weapon for the projection or release or tear gas if the tear gas or tear gas weapon is used solely for self-defense purposes, subject to specified requirements. Under existing law, anyone who uses tear gas or a tear gas weapon except in self-defense is guilty of a crime.
This bill would allow a person, who is authorized by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to apply aversive conditioning on wolves, to purchase, possess, or use any tear gas weapon that expels a projectile upon authorization from the sheriff of a county or the chief or other head of a municipal police department of any city or city and county.
Existing law requires certain fines and penalties paid to and retained in a county treasury to be deposited in a county fish and wildlife propagation fund and expended for the protection, conservation, propagation, and preservation of fish and wildlife, as specified. Existing law authorizes expenditures from a county fish and wildlife propagation fund for purposes relating to fish and wildlife, including, among other things, costs incurred by a district attorney or city attorney in investigating and prosecuting civil and criminal actions relating to fish and wildlife.
This bill would additionally authorize expenditures from a county fish and wildlife propagation fund for costs relating to wildlife coexistence programs to prevent human-wildlife conflict.
Text versions
- 06/11/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 11, 2026
- 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 9, 2026
- 03/04/26 - Amended Assembly· Mar 4, 2026
- 02/23/26 - Amended Assembly· Feb 23, 2026
- 02/02/26 - Introduced· Feb 2, 2026
- AB1673
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:38 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 House | AB 1673 Hadwick Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | Do pass as amended. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 24, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Jun 18, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Jun 15, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and PUB. S. - Jun 12, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Jun 12, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Jun 11, 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 N.R. & W. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4789.) - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8). - Mar 24, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. - Feb 23, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended. - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. - Feb 3, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 5. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.