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CA AB 644

introduced

Exposition Park: Holocaust memorial.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 644 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 644 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2025-09-13): Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.

What is CA AB 644 about?

Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, composed of departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions responsible for the restoration, protection, and management of the state's natural and cultural resources. Existing law establishes within the Natural Resources Agency the Sixth District Agricultural Association, known as Exposition Park. Existing law establishes the Department of General Services in the Government Operations Agency for purposes of providing centralized services of state government, including, among other things, planning, acquiring, constructing, and maintaining state buildings and property. This bill would authorize the agency to enter into a noncompetitive grant with a nonprofit organization, as specified. The bill would authorize the nonprofit organization, in consultation with the agency, the Legislature, and the department, to plan, construct, and maintain a memorial to the victims and survivors of the Holocaust at Exposition Park, as specified. The bill would require Exposition Park to consult with the Legislature for any issues that may arise between the planning and design of the memorial and the operating policies and procedures at Exposition Park. The bill would require the department, in consultation with the nonprofit organization and the agency, to, among other things, review the preliminary design plans to identify potential maintenance concerns. The bill would require the nonprofit organization, in consultation with Exposition Park and the Legislature, and with the approval of the agency, and the department, to prepare certain items, including an agreement for the long-term maintenance and security of the memorial. The bill would require its provisions to be implemented only upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would make findings related to the above provisions.

Who sponsors CA AB 644?

Gabriel is the primary sponsor of CA AB 644, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, composed of departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions responsible for the restoration, protection, and management of the state's natural and cultural resources. Existing law establishes within the Natural Resources Agency the Sixth District Agricultural Association, known as Exposition Park. Existing law establishes the Department of General Services in the Government Operations Agency for purposes of providing centralized services of state government, including, among other things, planning, acquiring, constructing, and maintaining state buildings and property. This bill would authorize the agency to enter into a noncompetitive grant with a nonprofit organization, as specified. The bill would authorize the nonprofit organization, in consultation with the agency, the Legislature, and the department, to plan, construct, and maintain a memorial to the victims and survivors of the Holocaust at Exposition Park, as specified. The bill would require Exposition Park to consult with the Legislature for any issues that may arise between the planning and design of the memorial and the operating policies and procedures at Exposition Park. The bill would require the department, in consultation with the nonprofit organization and the agency, to, among other things, review the preliminary design plans to identify potential maintenance concerns. The bill would require the nonprofit organization, in consultation with Exposition Park and the Legislature, and with the approval of the agency, and the department, to prepare certain items, including an agreement for the long-term maintenance and security of the memorial. The bill would require its provisions to be implemented only upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would make findings related to the above provisions.

Introduced
2025-03-28
Latest action
2025-09-13 — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gabrielauthor
  • Bauer-Kahanauthor
  • Sternprincipal coauthor
  • Wienerprincipal coauthor
  • Boernercoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-09-13

    Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.

  2. 2025-09-04

    Ordered to third reading.

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  3. 2025-09-04

    From special consent calendar.

  4. 2025-09-02

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  5. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  6. 2025-08-29

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. 2025-08-18

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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  8. 2025-07-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. 2025-07-01

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

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  10. 2025-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  11. 2025-06-11

    Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and G.O.

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  12. 2025-06-03

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

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  13. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1912.)

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  14. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  16. 2025-05-23

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

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  17. 2025-05-23

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  18. 2025-05-07

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

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  19. 2025-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. 2025-04-01

    Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.

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  21. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.

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  22. 2025-03-28

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T. Read second time and amended.

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  23. 2025-02-14

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  24. 2025-02-13

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/13/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-13Compare
  • 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-28Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-23Compare
  • 07/01/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-01Compare
  • AB644Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-04-22 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ta: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Tangipa: other

  • AB 644 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-03 · pass · 79-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Rivas: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bains: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-06-24 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Laird: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Limón: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-08 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Padilla: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Do pass

    2025-08-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes

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