Proposition 117, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide direct primary election, enacted the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990. The act establishes that the mountain lion is a specially protected mammal under the laws of this state, and makes it unlawful to take, injure, possess, transport, import, or sell any mountain lion or any part or product thereof. The act authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife, or a specified appropriate local agency authorized by the department, to remove or take any mountain lion that is perceived to be an imminent threat to public health or safety or that is perceived by the department to be an imminent threat to the survival of certain sheep species. Under the act, mountain lions that are authorized to be taken are required to be taken by the most effective means available, except a taking by certain designated means is prohibited.
Proposition 117, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide direct primary election, enacted the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990. The act establishes that the mountain lion is a specially protected mammal under the laws of this state, and makes it unlawful to take, injure, possess, transport, import, or sell any mountain lion or any part or product thereof. The act authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife, or a specified appropriate local agency authorized by the department, to remove or take any mountain lion that is perceived to be an imminent threat to public health or safety or that is perceived by the department to be an imminent threat to the survival of certain sheep species. Under the act, mountain lions that are authorized to be taken are required to be taken by the most effective means available, except a taking by certain designated means is prohibited.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 132 Hill Senate Third Reading By DICKINSON — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB132 Hill Concurrence — 35–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Gordon — principal coauthor (person)
Mullin — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-01-25 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2013-01-28 Read first time. reading-1
2013-01-28 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 27.
2013-02-07 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2013-03-13 Set for hearing April 9.
2013-04-09 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 466.) (April 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-10 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-12 Set for hearing April 22.
2013-04-22 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-17 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1007.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1111.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-14 Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. referral-committee
2013-06-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-19 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2607.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-19 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-08-26 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 2. Page 1970.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2013-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 208, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/12b0793f-a723-493a-a939-93fe1343c716. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).