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Measure AB 519
Authors Berman  
Principle Coauthors: Bennett   Umberg  
Coauthors: Haney   Cervantes  
Subject Pet broker sales.
Relating To relating to pets.
Title An act to add Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 122365) to Part 6 of Division 105 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to pets.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-09
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee No
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-09     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 478, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-09     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-15     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3016.).
2025-09-03     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 2. Page 2429.).
2025-09-03     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-07-02     Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-01     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30).
2025-05-28     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.
2025-05-14     Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-05-06     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-05     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1422.)
2025-04-23     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-22     Coauthors revised.
2025-04-22     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2025-04-04     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-19     Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-03-18     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-17     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-02-24     Referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-02-11     From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2025-02-10     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-09
Enrolled     2025-09-10
Amended Senate     2025-07-02
Amended Senate     2025-05-28
Amended Assembly     2025-03-18
Introduced     2025-02-10
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law, the Lockyer-Polanco-Farr Pet Protection Act, requires dealers of dogs and cats to comply with its provisions, including maintaining certain health and safety standards for pets and providing purchasers and prospective purchasers of pets, upon request, with written notice of consumer rights concerning the sale of a pet, including information about available refunds and other remedies. Existing law prohibits an online pet retailer, as defined, from offering, brokering, making a referral for, or otherwise facilitating a loan or other financing option for, the adoption or sale of a dog, cat, or a rabbit. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions subject to a civil penalty. This bill would prohibit, subject to specified exemptions, a broker from making available for adoption, selling, or offering for sale a dog under one year of age, a cat, or rabbit. The bill would define a broker as a person or business that sells, arranges, negotiates, or processes, either in person or online, the sale of dogs, cats, or rabbits bred by another for profit and would include facilitating the transfer of those animals for profit.