SCIL has had 26 sponsored bills signed into laws since 2007
P.E.T.S. Act
January 30, 2024
AB 1893 (Maienschein) the P.E.T.S. Act, a bill to reinstate a program to fund spay and neuter surgeries. The fund will be named The Pet Euthanasia Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
State Audit of State Purchases that Contribute to Tropical Deforestation (Kalra)
June 6, 2023
This audit request was approved to study the state’s contribution to tropical deforestation through the taxpayer dollars it spends on those products harvested from these forests.
AB 829 The Animal Cruelty & Violence Intervention Act
March 1, 2023
This bill expanded mandatory mental health counseling for those convicted of animal abuse crimes, as well as encourages courts to order mental health evaluations and higher level of treatment when necessary.
AB 1781 (Rubio) The Safe Transportation of Dogs and Cats Act
February 4, 2022
This bill requires that all traveling housing facilities, such as animal control vehicles, to transport animals in such a manner that the conditions, such as extreme weather, do not endanger the animal.
The intent of this bill was included in the 2022 state budget by allocating $100,000,000 in grants to schools to be used for plant-based food or locally sourced food.
AB 1282 (Wilk) California Pet Blood Bank Modernization Act
February 19, 2021
This bill brought compassion, transparency, and oversight to California’s animal blood banks by allowing for community blood banks to operate and set into motion a mechanism for phasing out cruel closed-colony blood banks.
This bill mandated that all pets leaving a shelter, whether adopted or reclaimed by owner, to be microchipped, thus saving animal lives by raising reunification chances.
Added hippopotami, caimans, and several species of reptile species to the list of animals that cannot be sold in California or imported with intent to sell.
SB 313 (Hueso) Prohibition of Wild Animals in Circuses
February 15, 2019
Makes California the third state to ban the use of wild animals in circuses, saving countless elephants, bears, lions and other animals from torture and abuse for entertainment.
Makes California the first state to ban recreational and commercial fur trapping, thus ending an antiquated, cruel and taxpayer-subsidized practice that was destroying wildlife for private profit.
SB 1138 (Skinner) Ensuring a Plant-based Meal Option
October 1, 2018
This first-of-its-kind bill requires all California state healthcare facilities and prisons to make a plant-based meal option available, ensuring residents have access to cruelty-free and healthy meals.