---
type: "Bill"
title: "Big game mammals: bighorn sheep."
description: "Existing law, except as provided, prohibits the taking or possession of fully protected mammals or parts of those mammals at any time. Existing law establishes a list of fully protected mammals, including bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) generally, but excepts Nelson bighorn sheep (subspecies Ovis canadensis nelsoni) under specified circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "AB 2105"
citation: "California AB 2105 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Big game mammals: bighorn sheep."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frazier"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2014-02-20"
last_action: "2014-09-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d2ff166-cd88-46ae-aed4-4acab2cd4b39"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2105"
source_hash: "a50c0ff3edb3a2f86c664f16185382c1eeb9edb58dc89afb57a3fd89acfe9195"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2105 (20132014) — Big game mammals: bighorn sheep.

Existing law, except as provided, prohibits the taking or possession of fully protected mammals or parts of those mammals at any time. Existing law establishes a list of fully protected mammals, including bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) generally, but excepts Nelson bighorn sheep (subspecies Ovis canadensis nelsoni) under specified circumstances.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/20/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2105&version=20130AB210599INT)
2. **04/02/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2105&version=20130AB210598AMD)
3. **06/17/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2105&version=20130AB210597AMD)
4. **07/02/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2105&version=20130AB210596AMD)
5. **09/19/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2105&version=20130AB210594CHP)
6. **AB2105** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2105)
7. **08/21/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2105&version=20130AB210595ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2105 FRAZIER Assembly Third Reading — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 2105 FRAZIER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB2105 Frazier By Berryhill — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frazier — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2014-02-20** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2014-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2014-03-06** Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-01** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-02** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-03** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-04-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4473.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-04-21** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2014-05-08** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-16** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-17** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-07-01** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-11** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4417.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2014-08-18** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6087.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-29** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2014-09-19** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-09-19** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 467, Statutes of 2014.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d2ff166-cd88-46ae-aed4-4acab2cd4b39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).