CA SB 1061

in committee

Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: relocation.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1061 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 1061 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 1061 about?

The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act prohibits any person or public agency from importing into the state, exporting out of the state, or taking, possessing, purchasing, or selling within the state, a western Joshua tree or any part or product of the tree, except as specified. The act authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to permit the taking of a western Joshua tree if specified conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the permittee mitigates all impacts to, and taking of, the western Joshua tree through measures that are roughly proportional in extent to the impact of the authorized taking of the western Joshua tree. The act authorizes, in lieu of completing the mitigation measures, a permittee to elect to satisfy the mitigation obligation by paying fees pursuant to a specified fee schedule, as provided. Existing law authorizes the department to include permit conditions that require the permittee to relocate one or more of the western Joshua trees, as specified. Existing law requires the department to adopt guidelines and relocation protocols, based on the best available science, to relocate western Joshua trees successfully. This bill would authorize the department to authorize, by permit, and without payment of fees or other mitigation, the relocation of up to 10 individual western Joshua trees from a parcel, as provided. The bill would require a person seeking a relocation permit to submit a permit application to the department and meet certain conditions including, among other conditions, that the tree identified in the application would be relocated within 2.5 kilometers of its original location and that the relocation be consistent with the guidelines and relocation protocols adopted by the department. The bill would require the department to maintain a list of relocation permits issued pursuant to this authority and sufficient information regarding each relocation to be able to assess the success or failure of the relocation and the factors contributing to that success or failure.

Who sponsors CA SB 1061?

Ochoa Bogh is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1061.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-12
Latest action: 2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2026-08-13
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-07-01
July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-17
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16).
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2026-06-01
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
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2026-05-22
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-22
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4418.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-20
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4263.) (May 14).
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2026-05-12
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-11
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-04
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-23
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3981.) (April 21).
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2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
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2026-03-24
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-13
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2026-02-12
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions

02/12/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-12Compare
03/24/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-24Compare
04/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-23Compare
06/17/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-17Compare
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Votes

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Seyarto: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Grove: other
- Allen: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
Special Consent SB1061 Ochoa Bogh
2026-05-22 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Rubio: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Jones: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Limón: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grove: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Choi: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: other
- Hurtado: other
- Padilla: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Stern: other
- Niello: other
- Allen: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-16 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Bennett: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Bains: other

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