Bowie's Law: animals: adoption, shelter overcrowding, and breeding.
This bill failed and is no longer moving.
- Stage
- Failed
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Feb 2, 2026
What it does
(1) Existing law declares that it is the policy of the state that no adoptable animal should be euthanized if it can be adopted into a suitable home. Existing law also declares that it is the policy of the state that no treatable animal should be euthanized.
Where it stands
This bill failed and is no longer moving.
Failed
This bill failed and is no longer moving.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.