Migratory birds: California Migratory Bird Protection Act.
Existing federal law, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, provides for the protection of migratory birds, as specified. The federal act also authorizes states and territories of the United States to make and enforce laws or regulations that give further protection to migratory birds, their nests, and eggs. Existing state law makes unlawful the taking or possession of any migratory nongame bird, or part of any migratory nongame bird, as designated in the federal act, except as provided by rules and regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of the Interior under provisions of the federal act.
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AB 454
California AB 454 (20192020)
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Migratory birds: California Migratory Bird Protection Act.
California AB 454 (20192020) — Migratory birds: California Migratory Bird Protection Act.
Existing federal law, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, provides for the protection of migratory birds, as specified. The federal act also authorizes states and territories of the United States to make and enforce laws or regulations that give further protection to migratory birds, their nests, and eggs. Existing state law makes unlawful the taking or possession of any migratory nongame bird, or part of any migratory nongame bird, as designated in the federal act, except as provided by rules and regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of the Interior under provisions of the federal act.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-11 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-12 From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2019-02-21 Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. referral-committee
2019-03-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-10 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2019-05-16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (May 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-05-16 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 21. Page 1932.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-24 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-06-06 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2019-07-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-12 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 2443.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-03 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2019-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 349, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d0406d0b-4b99-41fe-8b53-22bf89ace263. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).