Existing law generally prohibits a person from possessing, importing, shipping, or transporting in the state, or from placing, planting, or causing to be placed or planted in any water within the state, dreissenid mussels, and authorizes the Director of Fish and Game or his or her designee to engage in various enforcement activities. Existing law provides that a person who violates or resists, delays, obstructs, or interferes with the implementation of these provisions is subject to a penalty, in an amount not to exceed $1,000, that is imposed administratively by the department. Existing law exempts certain entities from enforcement activities, or from civil or criminal liability, under prescribed circumstances. These provisions are repealed on January 1, 2012.
California SB 215 (20112012) — Invasive aquatic species: mussels.
Existing law generally prohibits a person from possessing, importing, shipping, or transporting in the state, or from placing, planting, or causing to be placed or planted in any water within the state, dreissenid mussels, and authorizes the Director of Fish and Game or his or her designee to engage in various enforcement activities. Existing law provides that a person who violates or resists, delays, obstructs, or interferes with the implementation of these provisions is subject to a penalty, in an amount not to exceed $1,000, that is imposed administratively by the department. Existing law exempts certain entities from enforcement activities, or from civil or criminal liability, under prescribed circumstances. These provisions are repealed on January 1, 2012.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #4 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
SB 215 Huff Senate Third Reading By BLUMENFIELD — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Huff — primary (person)
Blumenfield — coauthor (person)
Garrick — coauthor (person)
Gorell — coauthor (person)
Jeffries — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-09 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-10 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
2011-02-17 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2011-03-23 Set for hearing April 12.
2011-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 619.) (April 12). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2011-05-09 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2011-05-20 Set for hearing May 26.
2011-05-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 1114.) (May 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2011-06-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1282.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-13 Referred to Com. on W., P. & W. referral-committee
2011-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-13 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2011-08-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2742.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-31 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2011-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2011-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 332, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7be75a22-ce31-4806-be58-76d7bc6e8ed1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).