California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 519: Pet broker sales.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 519 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pet broker sales. Primary sponsor: Marc Berman (D). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 9, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 478, Statutes of 2025.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Existing law, the Lockyer-Polanco-Farr Pet Protection Act, requires dealers of dogs and cats to comply with its provisions, including maintaining certain health and safety standards for pets and providing purchasers and prospective purchasers of pets, upon request, with written notice of consumer rights concerning the sale of a pet, including information about available refunds and other remedies. Existing law prohibits an online pet retailer, as defined, from offering, brokering, making a referral for, or otherwise facilitating a loan or other financing option for, the adoption or sale of a dog, cat, or a rabbit. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions subject to a civil penalty.
This bill would prohibit, subject to specified exemptions, a broker from making available for adoption, selling, or offering for sale a dog under one year of age, a cat, or rabbit. The bill would define a broker as a person or business that sells, arranges, negotiates, or processes, either in person or online, the sale of dogs, cats, or rabbits bred by another for profit and would include facilitating the transfer of those animals for profit.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Berman | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 23 |
| Steve Bennett | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 38 |
| Sabrina Cervantes | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Matt Haney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 17 |
| Thomas Umberg | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 478, Statutes of 2025.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3016.).
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 2. Page 2429.).
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30).
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
- Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1422.)