(1) Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Game to operate lands, or lands and water, acquired for public shooting grounds, state marine recreational management areas, or wildlife management areas on a nonprofit basis (collectively, department-operated lands) . Existing law states that multiple recreational use of wildlife management areas is desirable and requires the Fish and Game Commission to encourage multiple recreational use. Existing law authorizes the commission to determine and fix the amount of, and authorizes the department to collect, fees for any use privileges. Existing law restricts shooting permits for department-operated lands to persons holding valid hunting licenses. Existing law, except as expressly provided, makes any violation of the Fish and Game Code, or any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under that code, a misdemeanor.
California SB 1249 (20112012) — Department of Fish and Game: lands: expenditures.
(1) Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Game to operate lands, or lands and water, acquired for public shooting grounds, state marine recreational management areas, or wildlife management areas on a nonprofit basis (collectively, department-operated lands) . Existing law states that multiple recreational use of wildlife management areas is desirable and requires the Fish and Game Commission to encourage multiple recreational use. Existing law authorizes the commission to determine and fix the amount of, and authorizes the department to collect, fees for any use privileges. Existing law restricts shooting permits for department-operated lands to persons holding valid hunting licenses. Existing law, except as expressly provided, makes any violation of the Fish and Game Code, or any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under that code, a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–1 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 27–7 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1249 Wolk Concurrence — 26–9 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
SB 1249 Wolk Senate Third Reading By HUFFMAN — 67–9 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wolk — primary (person)
Huffman — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-23 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2012-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2012-03-08 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2012-03-29 Set for hearing April 10.
2012-04-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-04-09 (Corrected April 11.)
2012-04-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3122.) (April 10). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-04-20 Set for hearing April 30.
2012-04-30 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2012-05-18 Set for hearing May 24.
2012-05-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3594.) (May 24). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-29 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 7. Page 3704.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-06-07 Referred to Com. on W., P. & W. referral-committee
2012-07-02 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-08-08 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2012-08-16 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-22 Read third time and amended. (Page 6089.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-24 Read third time and amended. (Page 6254.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 9. Page 6570.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-29 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 5019.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2012-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 597, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5b148ea3-c845-44d1-8e28-cdf76783fa5a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).