--- type: "Bill" title: "Elephants: prohibited treatment." description: "Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for any owner or manager of an elephant to engage in abusive behavior toward the elephant, which includes disciplining an elephant by specified methods." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20152016" identifier: "SB 1062" citation: "California SB 1062 (20152016)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Elephants: prohibited treatment."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Lara"] version_count: 6 action_count: 24 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2016-02-16" last_action: "2016-08-29" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/770b43f8-eead-424b-a499-3d2e2c740b07" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1062" source_hash: "558cab3dd7a99ec1420e14cd772915800b53746dfe426ab24145296d95d2630d" 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 SB 1062 (20152016) — Elephants: prohibited treatment. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for any owner or manager of an elephant to engage in abusive behavior toward the elephant, which includes disciplining an elephant by specified methods. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/16/16 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1062&version=20150SB106299INT) 2. **05/26/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1062&version=20150SB106298AMD) 3. **06/15/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1062&version=20150SB106297AMD) 4. **08/29/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1062&version=20150SB106295CHP) 5. **SB1062** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1062) 6. **08/12/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1062&version=20150SB106296ENR) ## Votes - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–2** (pass) · upper - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **4–2** (pass) · lower - Do pass. — **16–2** (pass) · lower - Unfinished Business SB1062 Lara Concurrence — **27–10** (pass) · upper - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media] — **12–2** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading — **29–9** (pass) · upper - SB 1062 Lara Senate Third Reading By BONTA — **65–7** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Lara — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2016-02-16** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2016-02-17** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18. - **2016-02-25** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee` - **2016-03-10** Set for hearing March 29. - **2016-03-29** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3312.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2016-04-01** Set for hearing April 11. - **2016-04-11** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2` - **2016-04-12** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2016-04-18** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 3576.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2016-04-18** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2016-05-12** Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. `referral-committee` - **2016-05-26** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2016-06-13** Assembly Rule 56 suspended. - **2016-06-14** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (June 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage` - **2016-06-15** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1` - **2016-06-21** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2016-06-29** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 2.) (June 29). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2016-06-30** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2016-08-04** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 65. Noes 7. Page 5712.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2016-08-04** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2016-08-11** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 4864.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2016-08-16** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m. - **2016-08-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2016-08-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 234, Statutes of 2016. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/770b43f8-eead-424b-a499-3d2e2c740b07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).