In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Legislative status
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Reported by Committee
- Floor Vote Scheduled
- Passed One Chamber
- Passed Both Chambers
- Sent to Executive
- Signed into Law
Summary
AB 687 adds a new section to the Public Resources Code permitting up to 35 non‑commercial timberland projects each year—each under 1,500 acres and funded partially or wholly with public money—to create a timber harvesting plan that satisfies CEQA requirements. The bill also clarifies that the state will not reimburse local agencies for costs because the act creates or modifies a criminal provision, and the measure will repeal itself on Jan. 1, 2031.
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51 yes
16 no
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.) · May 23, 2025
Hearings
- Health Committee HearingHealth · Jul 1, 2026
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · May 23, 2025
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · Apr 23, 2025
- Natural Resources Committee HearingNatural Resources · Apr 7, 2025
History
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.Q.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 3. Page 2112.)
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
- Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
- Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Read second time and amended.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 7).
The 12 most recent of 15 recorded actions.
Sponsors
- Joe Patterson (R) · sponsor
- Alanis
- Alvarado-Gil
- Choi
- Hadwick
- Macedo
- Niello
- Ochoa Bogh
- Patterson
- Seyarto
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