Melissa Hurtado
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 16
Author
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.
August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 152.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1204.) (May 23).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Set for hearing May 23.
April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing April 28.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 708.) (April 8).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Set for hearing April 8.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB556 | HTML |
| 02/20/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/28/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/10/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/23/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/04/25- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 04/25/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/27/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/11/25- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 08/18/25- Assembly Appropriations |
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