AB-1673 • 2026

County fish and wildlife propagation fund: wildlife coexistence: tear gas.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Hadwick
Last action: 2026-06-11
Official status: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Effective date: Not listed

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County fish and wildlife propagation fund: wildlife coexistence: tear gas.

AB 1673, as amended, Hadwick.

What This Bill Does

AB 1673, as amended, Hadwick.
County fish and wildlife propagation fund: expenditure.
wildlife coexistence: tear gas.
Existing law allows a person to purchase, possess, or use tear gas or a tear gas weapon for the projection or release or tear gas if the tear gas or tear gas weapon is used solely for self-defense purposes, subject to specified requirements.

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Bill History

2026-06-11 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 N.R. & W.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4789.)
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-05 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.
2026-02-24 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
2026-02-03 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1673, as amended, Hadwick.
County fish and wildlife propagation fund:
expenditure.
wildlife coexistence: tear gas.
Existing law allows a person to purchase, possess, or use tear gas or a tear gas weapon for the projection or release or tear gas if the tear gas or tear gas weapon is used solely for self-defense purposes, subject to specified requirements. Under existing law, anyone who uses tear gas or a tear gas weapon except in self-defense is guilty of a crime.
This bill would allow a person, who is authorized by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to apply aversive conditioning on wolves, to purchase, possess, or use any tear gas weapon that expels a projectile upon authorization from the sheriff of a county or the chief or other head of a
municipal police department of any city or city and county.
Existing law requires certain fines and penalties paid to and retained in a county treasury to be deposited in a county fish and wildlife propagation fund and expended for the protection, conservation, propagation, and preservation of fish and wildlife, as specified. Existing law authorizes expenditures from a county fish and wildlife propagation fund for purposes relating to fish and wildlife, including, among other things, costs incurred by a district attorney or city attorney in investigating and prosecuting civil and criminal actions relating to fish and wildlife.
This bill would additionally authorize expenditures from a county fish and wildlife propagation fund for costs relating to wildlife coexistence programs to prevent human-wildlife conflict.

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