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CaliforniaSB 6092025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Fish: commercial fishing.

Sponsored By: John Laird (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Most at-sea fish transfers banned

The law bans receiving, buying, or transferring fish at sea or from vessel to vessel. There is an exception for live marine bait that is not brought ashore. The Department can set other exceptions by regulation.

Electronic fish tickets now required for sales

The law requires electronic fish tickets for all sales, deliveries, transfers, and landings by listed sellers and receivers. Tickets must show species, accurate weight, fisher name and license, vessel ID, recipient and ID, date, price (not needed for live bait not brought ashore), origin block, gear type, and any other required data. Complete the ticket when you first receive, buy, or transfer fish; when you bring fish ashore; or at each sale or day’s end, as your role applies. Anyone taking, buying, or receiving fish must sign the original paper copy. If sablefish are reported in dressed weight, the Department counts them as 1.6 times that amount for quotas. Accurate weight uses a compliant scale, and the Department can allow other methods for live bait not brought ashore. Forms, logs, and electronic data issued by the Department stay its property and must be given to a Department peace officer on demand without changes.

Catch records kept private, with limits

Landing receipts and related fishing records you file with the Department or Commission are confidential and not public. Catch data in those records are private. The Department can share data only in narrow cases: to federal fishery managers for enforcement with confidentiality, to follow a court order or other legal requirement, to researchers under binding confidentiality, or under Commission rules. However, some identifiers are public on request: fish business IDs and names, commercial license numbers and fisher names, and vessel registration numbers and names.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • John Laird

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 183 • No: 0

House vote • 8/28/2025

Item 147 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 74 • No: 0

legislature vote • 8/20/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 15 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/8/2025

Vote in CX13

Yes: 12 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/1/2025

Vote in CX24

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/28/2025

Item 293 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 38 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/23/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 6 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/21/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 6 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/8/2025

Vote in CS53

Yes: 13 • No: 0

legislature vote • 3/25/2025

Vote in CS55

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 227, Statutes of 2025.

    10/1/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/1/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

    9/3/2025legislature

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    8/28/2025Senate

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2776.) Ordered to the Senate.

    8/28/2025House

  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    8/21/2025House

  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).

    8/20/2025House

  8. 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.

    7/9/2025House

  9. 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.

    7/1/2025House

  10. Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and JUD.

    6/5/2025House

  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    5/28/2025House

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1306.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    5/28/2025Senate

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/27/2025Senate

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    5/23/2025Senate

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1206.) (May 23).

    5/23/2025Senate

  16. Set for hearing May 23.

    5/16/2025Senate

  17. April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    4/21/2025Senate

  18. Set for hearing April 21.

    4/10/2025Senate

  19. 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.

    4/9/2025Senate

  20. Set for hearing April 8.

    4/1/2025Senate

  21. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    3/27/2025Senate

  22. 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).

    3/26/2025Senate

  23. Set for hearing March 25.

    3/12/2025Senate

  24. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD.

    3/5/2025Senate

  25. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

    2/21/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/1/2025

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  • Enrolled

    8/29/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    5/23/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    3/27/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/20/2025

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