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CA AB 1666

vetoed

Forest management: biomass innovation parks: wood products.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1666 pass?

No. CA AB 1666 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 1666 about?

Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL-FIRE) in the Natural Resources Agency and requires CAL-FIRE to coordinate programs of fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range maintenance and enhancement. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to establish a working group on expanding wood product markets that can utilize woody biomass, especially biomass removed from high fire hazard zones, as determined by CAL-FIRE. This bill would enact the Biomass Innovation Parks Act, which would establish the Biomass Innovation Park Grants and Financing Program, to be administered by the agency. The bill would require the agency, in coordination with the Department of Food and Agriculture (department) and CAL-FIRE, on or before September 30, 2027, to identify one or more biomass innovation parks, as provided. The bill would require the agency, in coordination with the department and CAL-FIRE, to develop guidelines and solicit proposals from an eligible applicant, as defined, to develop, operate, and manage a biomass innovation park, as provided. The bill would require the guidelines to include specified things, including, among other things, that each park shall only process wood waste, as defined, that originated in California, that each park only host projects that use a noncombustion technology to convert wood waste into carbon-beneficial products or end uses, as specified, and that each park establish a community benefits program. In order to facilitate a planning process for identifying parks, the bill would authorize the agency, in coordination with the department and CAL-FIRE, to develop guidance on specified things, including, among others, guidance for a public agency and private industry to partner on a park proposal. This bill would additionally require the agency, in coordination with the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and CAL-FIRE, to, among other things, develop regional wood availability assessments and to adopt a tracking system to trace and authenticate forest biomass origins. The bill would require the agency to deliver a report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027, containing information pertaining to the identified parks.

Who sponsors CA AB 1666?

Rogers is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1666.

Description

Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL-FIRE) in the Natural Resources Agency and requires CAL-FIRE to coordinate programs of fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range maintenance and enhancement. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to establish a working group on expanding wood product markets that can utilize woody biomass, especially biomass removed from high fire hazard zones, as determined by CAL-FIRE. This bill would enact the Biomass Innovation Parks Act, which would establish the Biomass Innovation Park Grants and Financing Program, to be administered by the agency. The bill would require the agency, in coordination with the Department of Food and Agriculture (department) and CAL-FIRE, on or before September 30, 2027, to identify one or more biomass innovation parks, as provided. The bill would require the agency, in coordination with the department and CAL-FIRE, to develop guidelines and solicit proposals from an eligible applicant, as defined, to develop, operate, and manage a biomass innovation park, as provided. The bill would require the guidelines to include specified things, including, among other things, that each park shall only process wood waste, as defined, that originated in California, that each park only host projects that use a noncombustion technology to convert wood waste into carbon-beneficial products or end uses, as specified, and that each park establish a community benefits program. In order to facilitate a planning process for identifying parks, the bill would authorize the agency, in coordination with the department and CAL-FIRE, to develop guidance on specified things, including, among others, guidance for a public agency and private industry to partner on a park proposal. This bill would additionally require the agency, in coordination with the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and CAL-FIRE, to, among other things, develop regional wood availability assessments and to adopt a tracking system to trace and authenticate forest biomass origins. The bill would require the agency to deliver a report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027, containing information pertaining to the identified parks.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rogersauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-30

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

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  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-26

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6632.).

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  7. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. 2026-08-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-18

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  13. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  14. 2026-07-02

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

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  15. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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  16. 2026-06-25

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  17. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  18. 2026-05-28

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  19. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

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  20. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5472.)

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  21. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2026-05-18

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

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  23. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  24. 2026-05-06

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  25. 2026-04-28

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  26. 2026-04-27

    Read second time and amended.

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  27. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 20).

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  28. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  29. 2026-03-19

    Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  30. 2026-03-19

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

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  31. 2026-01-30

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.

  32. 2026-01-29

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/29/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 04/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-27Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 06/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-25Compare
  • 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
  • 08/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-18Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • AB1666Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-20 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Zbur: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: other
    • Ta: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Hoover: other

  • AB 1666 Rogers Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-28 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Davies: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Zbur: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-07-01 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Laird: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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