CaliforniaWestern Joshua Tree Conservation Act: fees.
What it does
The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act prohibits any person or public agency from importing into the state, exporting out of the state, or taking, possessing, purchasing, or selling within the state, a western Joshua tree or any part or product of the tree, except as specified. The act authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to permit the taking of a western Joshua tree if specified conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the permittee mitigates all impacts to, and taking of, the western Joshua tree through measures that are roughly proportional in extent to the impact of the authorized taking of the western Joshua tree. The act authorizes, in lieu of completing the mitigation measures, a permittee to elect to satisfy the mitigation obligation by paying fees pursuant to a specified fee schedule, as provided.
More detail
Existing law requires the department to annually adjust the fees, as specified.
This bill would require the department to consider making the fees proportionate to the impact of a project and the use of tiered fees by project type, size, or other criteria.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1927.8 of the Fish and Game Code proposed by AB 1808 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1808 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 673, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6018.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB1062 Ochoa Bogh Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26
- Vote recorded SB 1062 Ochoa Bogh Senate Third Reading By Wallis. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6531.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 20Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Jul 1July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 1Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- May 22In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Special Consent SB1062 Ochoa Bogh. Result: pass.Upper
- May 22Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4418.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 20Ordered to special consent calendar.
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4263.) (May 14).Minor
- May 12Set for hearing May 14.
- May 11May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- May 4Set for hearing May 11.
- Apr 23Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3981.) (April 21).Major
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 8April 14 hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 2Set for hearing April 14.
- Mar 25From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Feb 13From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
- Feb 12Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced