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Measure AB 1316
Authors Addis  
Subject Hunting licenses: information on firearms.
Relating To relating to hunting.
Title An act to add Section 3031.1 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to hunting.
Last Action Dt 2025-02-21
State Introduced
Status In Committee Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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2025-05-23     In committee: Held under submission.
2025-05-14     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
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Introduced     2025-02-21
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								(a)
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								Beginning July 1, 2027, the department shall ensure that every person who purchases a hunting license receives, at minimum, information on all of the following topics:
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Last Version Text Digest Under existing law, a hunting license grants the privilege to take birds and mammals. Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to issue an annual hunting license upon payment of a specified fee that varies in amount depending on the age and residency of the applicant. Under existing law, an annual hunting license is valid for a term of one year beginning on July 1 or for the remainder of the term if issued after July 1. Existing law also requires the department to issue a lifetime hunting license to a resident of the state upon payment of a specified fee that varies in amount depending on the age of the person. This bill would require the department, beginning July 1, 2027, to ensure that every person who purchases a hunting license receives, at minimum, information on certain topics related to firearms, including the safe storage of firearms, liability for parents and guardians who should have known their child could access a firearm at home, basic California firearm laws, and how to legally transfer or relinquish a firearm. The bill would authorize the department, in cooperation with the Department of Justice, to promulgate regulations regarding the implementation of this requirement, and to include additional information to be provided with a hunting license.