CA SB 1268
enactedOutdoor public recreation spaces: equitable access.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1268 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1268 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 822, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1268 about?
Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, which consists of various departments, including the Department of Conservation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Existing law vests in the Natural Resources Agency various powers, including those related to conservation of lands. By Executive Order No. N-82-20, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the Natural Resources Agency to combat the biodiversity and climate crises by, among other things, establishing the California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserving at least 30% of the state's lands and coastal waters by 2030. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to prepare and submit, on or before March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, a report to the Legislature on the progress made in the prior calendar year toward achieving the goal to conserve 30% of California's lands and coastal waters by 2030. Existing law provides that it is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30% of California's lands and coastal waters by 2030, known as the 30x30 goal. Existing law establishes the Equitable Outdoor Access Act (act) , which sets forth the state's commitment to ensuring all Californians can benefit from, and have meaningful access to, the state's rich cultural and natural resources. Existing law declares that it is state policy, among other things, to ensure that all Californians have equitable opportunities to safe and affordable access to nature and access to the benefits of nature, and to prevent and minimize the intentional and unwarranted limitation of sustainable public access to public lands, where appropriate, including, but not limited to, local, regional, state, and federal parks, rivers, lakes, beaches, forests, mountain ranges, deserts, and other natural landscapes. Existing law requires specified state agencies to consider and incorporate, as appropriate, the state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, or grant criteria, or making expenditures, as specified. Existing law requires all state agencies implementing the above-described state policy to do so in a manner consistent with the mission of their agency and that protects the health and safety of the public and conserves natural and cultural resources. This bill would establish the Outdoors for All initiative, to be administered by the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with specified state entities, to advance the objectives of the act and to implement and update specified priorities, including, among other related priorities, establishing outdoor public recreation spaces, as defined, connecting people and the outdoors, and aligning funding to achieve the initiative's goals, as specified. The bill would require the agency to report, on or before January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the progress made to achieve the initiative's goals, as specified.
Who sponsors CA SB 1268?
Gonzalez is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1268, joined by 5 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, which consists of various departments, including the Department of Conservation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Existing law vests in the Natural Resources Agency various powers, including those related to conservation of lands. By Executive Order No. N-82-20, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the Natural Resources Agency to combat the biodiversity and climate crises by, among other things, establishing the California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserving at least 30% of the state's lands and coastal waters by 2030. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to prepare and submit, on or before March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, a report to the Legislature on the progress made in the prior calendar year toward achieving the goal to conserve 30% of California's lands and coastal waters by 2030. Existing law provides that it is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30% of California's lands and coastal waters by 2030, known as the 30x30 goal. Existing law establishes the Equitable Outdoor Access Act (act) , which sets forth the state's commitment to ensuring all Californians can benefit from, and have meaningful access to, the state's rich cultural and natural resources. Existing law declares that it is state policy, among other things, to ensure that all Californians have equitable opportunities to safe and affordable access to nature and access to the benefits of nature, and to prevent and minimize the intentional and unwarranted limitation of sustainable public access to public lands, where appropriate, including, but not limited to, local, regional, state, and federal parks, rivers, lakes, beaches, forests, mountain ranges, deserts, and other natural landscapes. Existing law requires specified state agencies to consider and incorporate, as appropriate, the state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, or grant criteria, or making expenditures, as specified. Existing law requires all state agencies implementing the above-described state policy to do so in a manner consistent with the mission of their agency and that protects the health and safety of the public and conserves natural and cultural resources. This bill would establish the Outdoors for All initiative, to be administered by the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with specified state entities, to advance the objectives of the act and to implement and update specified priorities, including, among other related priorities, establishing outdoor public recreation spaces, as defined, connecting people and the outdoors, and aligning funding to achieve the initiative's goals, as specified. The bill would require the agency to report, on or before January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the progress made to achieve the initiative's goals, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 822, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Gonzalezauthor
- Calozacoauthor
- Celeste Rodriguezcoauthor
- Bryancoauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Pellerincoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-29
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 822, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-29
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-26
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6612.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-30
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-16
Coauthors revised.
2026-05-26
Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and NAT. RES.
referral-committee
2026-05-19
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-05-18
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4320.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4271.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
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.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3981.) (April 21).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
referral-committee
2026-03-23
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-02-23
Read first time.
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2026-02-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-20
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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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)
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
3rd Reading
2026-05-18 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Caballero: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Grove: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Choi: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Becker: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Stern: yes
- Limón: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Allen: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Jones: other
- Padilla: other
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources]
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
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-29 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Bryan: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Haney: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
- Ellis: other
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