Existing law establishes the Wildlife Conservation Board within the Department of Fish and Wildlife and requires the board to investigate, study, and determine what areas within the state are most essential and suitable for wildlife production and preservation, and will provide suitable recreation. Existing law also requires the board to ascertain and determine what lands within the state are suitable for game propagation, game refuges, bird refuges, waterfowl refuges, game farms, fish hatcheries, game management areas, and what streams and lakes are suitable for, or can be made suitable for, fishing and hunting. Existing law also authorizes the board to administer various habitat conservation programs.
California AB 2697 (20172018) — Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program: idled agricultural lands.
Existing law establishes the Wildlife Conservation Board within the Department of Fish and Wildlife and requires the board to investigate, study, and determine what areas within the state are most essential and suitable for wildlife production and preservation, and will provide suitable recreation. Existing law also requires the board to ascertain and determine what lands within the state are suitable for game propagation, game refuges, bird refuges, waterfowl refuges, game farms, fish hatcheries, game management areas, and what streams and lakes are suitable for, or can be made suitable for, fishing and hunting. Existing law also authorizes the board to administer various habitat conservation programs.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–1 (pass) · lower
AB 2697 GALLAGHER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2697 GALLAGHER Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gallagher — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2018-03-08 Referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. referral-committee
2018-04-17 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
2018-04-18 Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. referral-committee
2018-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-05-16 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-05-25 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5612.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-06-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-06-13 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2018-06-18 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-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2018-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2018-08-06 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2018-08-13 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-08-17 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-21 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5809.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-29 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6839.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2018-09-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 588, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/76c555ea-c0c7-4deb-b49d-fffd47f0069e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).