Governor Newsom has until September 30th to sign both into law or veto. As a reminder, AB 1983 will fund spay and neuter programs and AB 3162 will proactively ban octopus farming and the sale of farmed octopus in the state.

AB 3162 passed the full Senate with a vote of 37-0. The bill will proactively ban octopus farming and also make California the first state to ban the sale of farmed octopus.

AB 1983 passed the full Senate with a unanimous vote of 39-0. The bill reinstates a program that allows Californians to direct a portion of their state tax refund to a program that offers grants for low- and no-cost spay and neuter services.

SCIL's team in Sacramento had the honor of advocating for AB 3162 next to 10-year old athlete and activist, Lily Niederhofer.

Concerns have centered on suspicions that The Wagmor has been flouting AB 485, the SCIL-sponsored law passed in 2017 that bans sales of mill-bred dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores.

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would help protect wildlife from cruel and deadly rodenticides. Urge your state senator to vote yes on AB 2552, the Poison-free Wildlife Act, authored by Assembly member Laura Friedman.

AB 1983, the P.E.T.S. Act, authored by Assemblymember Brian Maeinschein (D-San Diego) and sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation, passed the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee with a unanimous vote of 6-0.

AB 2640, The CLASS (Compassionate Advancements in Science Studies) Act, authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) and co-sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation, PETA, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, passed the Senate Education Committee with a unanimous vote of 6-0.

Sacramento, Calif., May 23, 2024 - Today, AB 2640, The CLASS (Compassionate Advancements in Science Studies) Act, authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) and co-sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation, PETA, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, passed the full Assembly with a vote of 53-to-0.

AB 2640 (Kalra) passed out of Assembly Appropriations (coming off the suspense file) on a vote of 11-0, with the four Republicans not voting. AB 2012 (Lee) and AB 2133 (Kalra) were both held by the Appropriations Committee, meaning they have reached the end of the road and are dead.