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CA SB 556

in committee

Habitat enhancement and restoration: floodplains.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 556 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 556 is in committee as of 2025-08-29 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 556 about?

Existing law establishes the Wildlife Conservation Board within the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Under existing law, the board administers various habitat conservation and restoration programs. This bill would require, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the sum of $21,500,000 to be allocated to the board for floodplain acquisition, habitat restoration, and associated conservation projects on floodplains in the Counties of Kern, Kings, and Tulare, as provided. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Counties of Kern, Kings, and Tulare.

Who sponsors CA SB 556?

Hurtado is the primary sponsor of CA SB 556, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law establishes the Wildlife Conservation Board within the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Under existing law, the board administers various habitat conservation and restoration programs. This bill would require, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the sum of $21,500,000 to be allocated to the board for floodplain acquisition, habitat restoration, and associated conservation projects on floodplains in the Counties of Kern, Kings, and Tulare, as provided. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Counties of Kern, Kings, and Tulare.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2025-08-29 — August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hurtadoauthor
  • Macedocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  4. 2025-03-25

    Set for hearing April 8.

  5. 2025-03-28

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  6. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 708.) (April 8).

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  7. 2025-04-10

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  8. 2025-04-17

    Set for hearing April 28.

  9. 2025-04-28

    April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  11. 2025-05-23

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  12. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1204.) (May 23).

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  13. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2025-06-02

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  15. 2025-06-04

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 152.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  16. 2025-06-05

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  17. 2025-06-16

    Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.

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  18. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15).

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  19. 2025-07-17

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. 2025-08-20

    August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. 2025-08-29

    August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 03/28/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-28Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-10Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-23Compare
  • 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-17Compare
  • SB556Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-08 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-04-28 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass as amended

    2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Special Consent

    2025-06-04 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Reyes: other

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-15 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Boerner: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Hart: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB556

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