CA AB 2254
Status unknownCoastal resources: monarch butterfly habitat.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2254 pass?
The current status of CA AB 2254 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.
What is CA AB 2254 about?
Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife and sets forth the duties of that department, which include administering various programs for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife. Existing law authorizes the department to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration. Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, among other things, establishes the California Coastal Commission and provides for planning and regulation of development in the coastal zone, as defined. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2028, the department, in coordination with the commission, to identify known monarch butterfly overwintering habitat sites in the coastal zone and current local government monarch butterfly overwintering habitat management plans or policies. The bill would also require, on or before July 1, 2029, the department, in coordination with the commission, to develop and provide guidance on model policies to be used by a local government for the protection of monarch butterfly overwintering habitat, including habitat restoration and enhancement. The bill would require, after the above-described guidance on model policies is finalized, a local government with a monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site located within its jurisdiction and the coastal zone, as described, to, on or before July 1, 2031, develop and implement enforceable monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site protection policies, as provided. By imposing additional duties on a local government, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors CA AB 2254?
Addis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2254, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife and sets forth the duties of that department, which include administering various programs for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife. Existing law authorizes the department to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration. Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, among other things, establishes the California Coastal Commission and provides for planning and regulation of development in the coastal zone, as defined. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2028, the department, in coordination with the commission, to identify known monarch butterfly overwintering habitat sites in the coastal zone and current local government monarch butterfly overwintering habitat management plans or policies. The bill would also require, on or before July 1, 2029, the department, in coordination with the commission, to develop and provide guidance on model policies to be used by a local government for the protection of monarch butterfly overwintering habitat, including habitat restoration and enhancement. The bill would require, after the above-described guidance on model policies is finalized, a local government with a monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site located within its jurisdiction and the coastal zone, as described, to, on or before July 1, 2031, develop and implement enforceable monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site protection policies, as provided. By imposing additional duties on a local government, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Addisauthor
- Zburcoauthor
- Hartcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-13
In committee: Held under submission.
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-02
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and L. GOV.
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2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1.)
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 5480.)
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2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).
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2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-15
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-09
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-07
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (April 6).
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2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
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2026-03-16
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and W., P., & W.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
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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2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Water, Parks, and Wildlife]
2026-04-06 · pass · 10-3
Member-level votes (14)
- Connolly: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Haney: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ellis: no
- Alanis: no
- Macedo: no
- Hoover: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 10-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Boerner: yes
- Hart: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Alanis: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Gallagher: other
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-3
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: no
- Ta: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: other
AB 2254 Addis Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 74-1
Member-level votes (80)
- Bennett: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Davies: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ward: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Flora: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Lee: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Krell: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Dixon: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Hadwick: other
- Ellis: other
- Ta: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-06-23 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Grove: yes
- Stern: yes
- Allen: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-07-01 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Choi: other
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