---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bobcat Protection Act of 2013."
description: "Existing law enumerates the fur-bearing mammals that may be taken only with a trap, a firearm, a bow and arrow, or poison under a proper permit, or with the use of dogs, and requires every person, other than a fur dealer, who traps fur-bearing mammals or nongame mammals designated by the Fish and Game Commission, or who sells raw furs of those mammals, to procure a trapping license. A violation of any of the provision of the Fish and Game Code, or any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under those provisions, is a misdemeanor, unless otherwise specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "AB 1213"
citation: "California AB 1213 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bobcat Protection Act of 2013."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bloom"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 32
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2013-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cec9c4e-3efc-4db8-98ac-6ef1e1114f42"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213"
source_hash: "a9f932ea72bbb4b36b83ba418f1591805b92f9a8d65a51a082f1548c67f9425f"
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 1213 (20132014) — Bobcat Protection Act of 2013.

Existing law enumerates the fur-bearing mammals that may be taken only with a trap, a firearm, a bow and arrow, or poison under a proper permit, or with the use of dogs, and requires every person, other than a fur dealer, who traps fur-bearing mammals or nongame mammals designated by the Fish and Game Commission, or who sells raw furs of those mammals, to procure a trapping license. A violation of any of the provision of the Fish and Game Code, or any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under those provisions, is a misdemeanor, unless otherwise specified.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213&version=20130AB121399INT)
2. **03/19/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213&version=20130AB121398AMD)
3. **04/24/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213&version=20130AB121397AMD)
4. **05/06/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213&version=20130AB121396AMD)
5. **05/24/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213&version=20130AB121395AMD)
6. **06/20/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213&version=20130AB121394AMD)
7. **09/03/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213&version=20130AB121393AMD)
8. **10/11/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213&version=20130AB121391CHP)
9. **AB1213** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213)
10. **09/16/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1213&version=20130AB121392ENR)

## Votes

- AB 1213 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **48–25** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–5** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB1213 Bloom By Jackson — **27–12** (pass) · upper
- AB 1213 BLOOM Assembly Third Reading — **51–24** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bloom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2013-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2013-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2013-03-07** Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-03-20** Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-02** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2013-04-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-04-25** Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.) (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-06** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-07** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-15** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-24** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 24). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-24** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 1820.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2013-06-13** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-20** 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. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-06-25** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-13** In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2013-08-30** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-03** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-09** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 2243.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-09-09** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2013-09-10** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3064.)
- **2013-09-10** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3064.)
- **2013-09-10** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 25. Page 3120.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-23** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2013-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2013-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 748, Statutes of 2013.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cec9c4e-3efc-4db8-98ac-6ef1e1114f42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).