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SB-1232 • 2026

Mountain lions.

Mountain lions.

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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
Alvarado-Gil
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Referred to Com. on RLS.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest indicate that this is a nonsubstantive change, but do not specify what exactly has been changed.

Mountain Lion Protection

The bill makes a minor adjustment to existing rules about when property owners or their workers can protect livestock and pets from mountain lions.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes a nonsubstantive change to the take authorization for mountain lions under Proposition 117.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Property owners who have livestock or domestic animals
  • People working for property owners with livestock or domestic animals

Terms To Know

Specially protected mammal
A type of animal that has special laws to protect it from being hunted, hurt, or sold.
Take authorization
Permission given by law for people to take action against a mountain lion under certain conditions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not change the main rules about protecting mountain lions.
  • It only makes small changes to how property owners can protect their animals from mountain lions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  2. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  3. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1232, as introduced, Alvarado-Gil.
Mountain lions.
Proposition 117, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide primary election, enacted the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990. The act classifies the mountain lion as a specially protected mammal under the laws of this state, and makes it unlawful to take, injure, possess, transport, import, or sell any mountain lion or any part or product thereof. The act authorizes the take of mountain lions under limited circumstances, including by authorizing any mountain lion that is encountered while in the act of pursuing, inflicting injury to, or killing livestock, or domestic animals, to be taken immediately by the owner of the property or the owner’s employee or agent.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that take authorization.

Current Bill Text

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