CA AB 2045
enactedHabitat Restoration and Enhancement Act.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2045 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2045 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 818, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2045 about?
The Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act authorizes a project proponent to submit a habitat restoration or enhancement project to the Director of Fish and Wildlife for approval. The act requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to assess an application fee for a project submitted to the department consistent with specified fees adopted by the department, as provided. Under the act, a habitat restoration or enhancement project is defined as a project with the primary purpose of improving fish and wildlife habitat. The act requires the director to approve a habitat restoration or enhancement project if the director determines that specified conditions are met. The act makes moneys in the Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Account available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of administering and implementing the act. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2027. This bill would extend the operation of the act until January 1, 2032, and would require the department to submit a report on the implementation of the act to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2029. The bill would maintain the requirement for the application fee to be consistent with other specified fees adopted by the department until the department establishes, on or before January 1, 2030, an application fee schedule, as specified. The bill would revise the definition of a habitat restoration or enhancement project, would revise the required contents of an application for a habitat restoration or enhancement project, as provided, and would transfer the responsibilities of the director under the act to the department. Under the act, the approval of a habitat restoration or enhancement project is in lieu of any other permit, agreement, license, or other approval issued by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. This bill would provide that the department's approval of a habitat restoration or enhancement project under the act only includes take authorization for the species listed by the project proponent in its application. The bill would require the department to ensure that each approved habitat restoration or enhancement project includes appropriate measures to avoid and minimize its adverse impacts to species protected by state law. The act establishes separate procedures for the approval of a habitat restoration or enhancement project depending on whether the project has received a specified certification pursuant to an order from the State Water Resources Control Board. As part of the procedures applicable to a project that has received that certification, the act requires the director to publish the receipt of certain information from the project proponent, and the director's determination on whether the application is complete, in the California Regulatory Notice Register. This bill would eliminate the requirement to publish that information in the California Regulatory Notice Register. The act requires the director to suspend the implementation of a project under certain circumstances, as specified. This bill would eliminate those provisions.
Who sponsors CA AB 2045?
Connolly is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2045.
Description
The Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act authorizes a project proponent to submit a habitat restoration or enhancement project to the Director of Fish and Wildlife for approval. The act requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to assess an application fee for a project submitted to the department consistent with specified fees adopted by the department, as provided. Under the act, a habitat restoration or enhancement project is defined as a project with the primary purpose of improving fish and wildlife habitat. The act requires the director to approve a habitat restoration or enhancement project if the director determines that specified conditions are met. The act makes moneys in the Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Account available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of administering and implementing the act. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2027. This bill would extend the operation of the act until January 1, 2032, and would require the department to submit a report on the implementation of the act to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2029. The bill would maintain the requirement for the application fee to be consistent with other specified fees adopted by the department until the department establishes, on or before January 1, 2030, an application fee schedule, as specified. The bill would revise the definition of a habitat restoration or enhancement project, would revise the required contents of an application for a habitat restoration or enhancement project, as provided, and would transfer the responsibilities of the director under the act to the department. Under the act, the approval of a habitat restoration or enhancement project is in lieu of any other permit, agreement, license, or other approval issued by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. This bill would provide that the department's approval of a habitat restoration or enhancement project under the act only includes take authorization for the species listed by the project proponent in its application. The bill would require the department to ensure that each approved habitat restoration or enhancement project includes appropriate measures to avoid and minimize its adverse impacts to species protected by state law. The act establishes separate procedures for the approval of a habitat restoration or enhancement project depending on whether the project has received a specified certification pursuant to an order from the State Water Resources Control Board. As part of the procedures applicable to a project that has received that certification, the act requires the director to publish the receipt of certain information from the project proponent, and the director's determination on whether the application is complete, in the California Regulatory Notice Register. This bill would eliminate the requirement to publish that information in the California Regulatory Notice Register. The act requires the director to suspend the implementation of a project under certain circumstances, as specified. This bill would eliminate those provisions.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-15
- Latest action
- 2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 818, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Connollyauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-29
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 818, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-29
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6577.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-07-06
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-06
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-06-23
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.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
referral-committee
2026-05-21
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-21
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5218.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-20
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-16
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-15
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
referral-committee
2026-02-18
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2026-02-17
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/17/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-17Compare
- 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-16Compare
- 06/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-23Compare
- 07/06/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-06Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
- 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Boerner: yes
- Hart: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Papan: yes
- Gallagher: other
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 2045 Connolly Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-21 · pass · 73-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ta: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Soria: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Papan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Bains: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ward: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hart: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Flora: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ramos: other
- Garcia: other
- Lackey: other
- Arambula: other
- Hoover: other
- Chen: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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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