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AB-1024 • 2026

Department of Fish and Wildlife: San Gabriel Valley Bear Management and Community Safety Act.

Department of Fish and Wildlife: San Gabriel Valley Bear Management and Community Safety Act.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Harabedian
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify the exact nature of 'innovative technologies' used for tagging and tracking bears.

San Gabriel Valley Bear Management Act

The San Gabriel Valley Bear Management and Community Safety Act requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to create a plan by January 1, 2027, for managing bear issues in cities within the San Gabriel Valley area.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop a regional plan specific to the cities located within the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County to address bear-related issues by January 1, 2027.
  • Includes an overview of bear behaviors in the San Gabriel Mountains as part of the plan.
  • Sets measurable performance goals for reducing encounters between bears and people in residential areas within the San Gabriel Valley cities.
  • Requires tagging and tracking any bear that enters a residential neighborhood using innovative technologies.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Cities within the San Gabriel Valley area

Terms To Know

San Gabriel Valley
A region in Los Angeles County that includes several cities.
Bear Management Plan
A plan created by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to handle bear issues in a specific area.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the goals for reducing bear encounters are not met.
  • It is unclear how much funding will be provided for implementing this act.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Held under submission.

  4. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  5. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. 2025-03-10 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.

  7. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  8. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1024, as introduced, Harabedian.
Department of Fish and Wildlife: San Gabriel Valley Bear Management and Community Safety Act.
Under existing law, the Department of Fish and Wildlife has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species.
This bill would establish the San Gabriel Valley Bear Management and Community Safety Act, which would require, on or before January 1, 2027, the department to develop a regional plan specific to the cities located within the San Gabriel Valley in the County of Los Angeles to address issues relating to bears in the community. The bill would require the plan to include various components, including, among other things, an overview of the behaviors of the bears in the San Gabriel Mountains. The bill would require the department to establish measurable performance goals for reducing bear encounters within the cities
located in the San Gabriel Valley in the County of Los Angeles, and to report those goals to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2027. The bill would require the department to tag and track any bear that enters a residential neighborhood in a city located within the San Gabriel Valley in the County of Los Angeles using innovative technologies, as specified.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for County of Los Angeles.

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