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Authors Lee  
Subject Animals: animal shelters: transparency.
Relating To relating to animals.
Title An act to add Section 32004 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to animals.
Last Action Dt 2025-07-09
State Amended Senate
Status In Committee Process
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Bill Actions
2025-08-29     In committee: Held under submission.
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-14     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09     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.
2025-06-09     In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.
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.
2025-05-07     Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-04-29     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-28     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1318.)
2025-04-24     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
2025-04-03     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-02     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-01     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1).
2025-03-03     Referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-02-14     From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2025-02-13     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2025-07-09
Amended Senate     2025-05-28
Amended Assembly     2025-04-02
Introduced     2025-02-13
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires all public and private animal shelters to keep accurate records on each animal taken up, medically treated, or impounded, as specified.

This bill would require animal shelters, as defined, to collect and record the number of animals taken in, the source of intake, and the outcomes for all animals, as specified. The bill would require this information to be updated at least once per quarter. The bill would require animal shelters with internet websites to post this information on their internet websites and would require that this information remain publicly accessible for at least 5 years. The bill would require animal shelters that do not have internet websites to make this information publicly available, upon request, for at least 5 years.