Out of all the animal rights bills introduced in 2019 in the California state legislature, these ones made it all the way through the legislative process, and then needed either to be signed, vetoed or ignored by Governor Gavin Newsom. None were ignored.
AB 44 - FUR PROHIBITION ACT Bans the sale of fur products in the whole state - SIGNED INTO LAW
AB 128 - HORSE PROTECTION ACT Sponsored by HSUS - SIGNED INTO LAW
AB 273 - FUR TRAPPING BAN Fur-bearing and nongame mammals: recreational and commercial fur trapping: prohibition - SIGNED INTO LAW
AB 454 - MIGRATORY BIRD PROTECTION California Migratory Bird Protection Act - SIGNED INTO LAW
AB 733 - REPLACE FISH TOXICITY TEST Hazardous waste must be disposed of properly to protect public health and the environment and this bill will enable California to identify this waste more humanely and accurately, without using fish to test liquid toxicity. - VETOED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM - His veto message is here.
AB 1254 - BANS KILLING BOBCATS Sponsored by HSUS - SIGNED INTO LAW
AB 1260 - ENDANGERED SPECIES Exotic Skins Ban Bill (bans sale of skins of iguana, skink, caiman, hippopotamus, Teju, Ring, Nile lizard crocodile and alligator) - SIGNED INTO LAW
AB 1565 - CAT & KITTEN ADOPTION Stray cats: adoption: kittens - SIGNED INTO LAW
SB 64 - MICROCHIPPING IN SHELTERS - Dogs and cats: microchip implants - VETOED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM - His veto message is here.
SB 202 - ANIMAL BLOOD DONORS Blood Bank Bill (allows dogs who live in people’s homes to sometimes donate blood to commercial dog-blood-banks, instead of caging dogs in labs to use them for blood supply to injured dogs) - VETOED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM - His veto message is here.
SB 313 - CA CIRCUS CRUELTY PREVENTION ACT Prohibits the use of animals in circuses - SIGNED INTO LAW
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