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California State Legislature · SB 609 · Chaptered (Chapter 227, Statutes of 2025)

Fish: commercial fishing.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Fish: commercial fishing. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 20, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. · Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD. · Mar 5, 2025
Set for hearing March 25. · Mar 12, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 532.) (March 25). · Mar 26, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Mar 27, 2025
Set for hearing April 8. · Apr 1, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 706.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 9, 2025
Set for hearing April 21. · Apr 10, 2025
April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Apr 21, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1206.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 27, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1306.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 28, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · May 28, 2025
Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and JUD. · Jun 5, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jul 1, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 9, 2025
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20). · Aug 20, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · Aug 21, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2776.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 28, 2025
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Aug 28, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. · Sep 3, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 1, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 227, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 1, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Laird

Recorded votes

SB 609 Laird Consent Calendar Second Day Regular SessionAssembly · 2025-08-28 · (PASS) · Ayes 74, Noes 0, Abstain 5
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.Assembly · 2025-08-20 · (PASS) · Ayes 15, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-07-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-07-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Senate 3rd Reading SB609 LairdSenate · 2025-05-28 · (PASS) · Ayes 38, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Do pass as amendedSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-04-21 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarSenate · 2025-04-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarSenate · 2025-03-25 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 227, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 1, 2025).