Horses: horse shows, competitions, and sales.

Agriculture

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Hoover
Last action: 2025-10-07
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 447, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Horses: Rules for Shows, Competitions, and Sales

This law changes the fee thresholds that trigger regulations for horse shows, competitions, and sales.

What This Bill Does

Increases the entry fee threshold from $4.99 to $15 for single-day events to be regulated.
Raises the total other fees threshold from $19.99 to $60 for events to be regulated.
Gives the Secretary of Food and Agriculture permission to adjust these amounts by making new rules.

Who It Names or Affects

People who organize horse shows, competitions, and sales
The Secretary of Food and Agriculture

Terms To Know

public equine events: Horse shows, competitions, and sales that are open to the public.
Secretary of Food and Agriculture: The person in charge of regulating food and agriculture matters for the state.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify when the changes will take effect.
Does not explain how the Secretary of Food and Agriculture will adjust the fees in the future.

Bill History

2025-10-07 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 447, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-07 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-11 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2902.).
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2286.).
2025-08-26 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-25 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-08-15 California Legislative Information
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-01 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-24 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
2025-06-09 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-05-28 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1555.)
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9).
2025-03-27 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1142, Hoover.
Horses: horse shows, competitions, and sales.
Existing law provides for the regulation of public equine events and public horse sales, as defined, by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. Existing law makes the provisions regulating public equine events applicable to events that meet specified criteria, including that the entry fee for a single, one-day event exceeds $4.99, and either no other fees are charged or other fees charged exceed $19.99.
This bill would increase the $4.99 amount to $15 and the $19.99 amount to $60. The bill would authorize the secretary to increase those amounts by regulation, as
provided.

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