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SB949Introduced in the Senate

Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains.

Passed

Introduced by Josh Becker, District 13

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An act to add Part 9 (commencing with Section 71470) to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 318, Statutes of 2026.

September 18, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: SB 949 Becker Senate Third Reading By Berman · August 20, 2026

77

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

79 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Yes
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Yes
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes
Lori Wilson11Yes

Bill history

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

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.

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

  4. Set for hearing March 24.

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

  6. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3660.) (March 24).

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

  8. Set for hearing April 13.

  9. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4166.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  13. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. June 24 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  16. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6300.) Ordered to the Senate.

  20. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  21. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  22. Approved by the Governor.

  23. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 318, Statutes of 2026.

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