AB 679 is sponsored by Laird and Pellerin, Gail (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 679 — Department of Parks and Recreation: Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks.

Last action October 03, 2025 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 275, Statutes of 2025.

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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 14, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
2 sponsors

1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law designates all parks, public campgrounds, monument sites, landmark sites, and sites of historical interest established or acquired by the state, or that are under its control, as the state park system, except as specified. Under existing law, the Department of Parks and Recreation controls the state park system, which is made up of units. Existing law authorizes the department to acquire title to or any interest in real property, including personal property incidental to the purchase of real property and options to purchase property, that the department deems necessary or proper for the extension, improvement, or development of the state park system. Existing law requires that all land and other real property to be acquired by or for any state agency be acquired by the State Public Works Board, except as specified. This bill would additionally exempt from that requirement property acquired by the department for Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks, as specified, until January 1, 2033. The bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to submit a report, on or before January 1, 2028, January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2032, to the Legislature with specified content detailing the department's use of authority granted pursuant to the bill regarding the acquisition of real property interests without the State Public Works Board. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 15853 of the Government Code and Section 5006.1 of the Public Resources Code proposed by SB 630 to be operative only if this bill and SB 630 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/03/25 - Chaptered Current pdf October 03, 2025
Enrolled 09/12/25 - Enrolled pdf September 12, 2025
Amended 09/05/25 - Amended Senate pdf September 05, 2025
Amended 08/29/25 - Amended Senate pdf August 29, 2025
Amended 07/17/25 - Amended Senate pdf July 17, 2025
Amended 03/26/25 - Amended Assembly pdf March 26, 2025
Introduced 02/14/25 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2025
AB679 View text html

Action History

October 03, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 275, Statutes of 2025.
October 03, 2025
Approved by the Governor.
September 22, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
September 10, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 18. Page 3199.).
September 09, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
September 09, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2727.).
September 08, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
September 05, 2025
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
September 02, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 29, 2025
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 26, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 25, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
August 13, 2025
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
July 17, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
July 16, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 16).
May 14, 2025
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
May 06, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 05, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 13. Page 1419.)
April 10, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
April 09, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 9).
March 27, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
March 26, 2025
Read second time and amended.
March 25, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (March 25).
March 03, 2025
Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
February 15, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
February 14, 2025
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 30 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Pellerin, Gail Democratic

Co-sponsors (1)

Laird

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 679 Pellerin Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 11, 2025

Passed 59 Yea · 18 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	58	1	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	0	17	0	3
Total	59	18	0	3
% of votes cast	74%	23%	0%	4%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Nay
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Nay
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Not Voting
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Not Voting
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB679 Pellerin et al. By Allen

September 09, 2025

Passed 30 Yea · 10 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	30	0	0	0
Republican	0	10	0	0
Total	30	10	0	0
% of votes cast	75%	25%	0%	0%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Nay
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Nay
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

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

July 16, 2025

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	5	2	0	0
% of votes cast	71%	29%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

AB 679 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading

May 05, 2025

Passed 57 Yea · 13 Nay · 9 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	56	1	0	2
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	0	12	0	7
Total	57	13	0	9
% of votes cast	72%	16%	0%	11%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Nay
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Not Voting
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Not Voting
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Not Voting
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Not Voting
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

April 09, 2025

Passed 10 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	10	0	0	1
Republican	0	4	0	0
Total	10	4	0	1
% of votes cast	67%	27%	0%	7%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Not Voting
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

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

March 25, 2025

Passed 10 Yea · 3 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	0	3	0	0
Total	10	3	0	0
% of votes cast	77%	23%	0%	0%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 679 do?: Existing law designates all parks, public campgrounds, monument sites, landmark sites, and sites of historical interest established or acquired by the state, or that are under its control, as the state park system, except as specified. Under existing law, the Department of Parks and Recreation controls the state park system, which is made up of units. Existing law authorizes the department to acquire title to or any interest in real property, including personal property incidental to the purchase of real property and options to purchase property, that the department deems necessary or proper for the extension, improvement, or development of the state park system. Existing law requires that all land and other real property to be acquired by or for any state agency be acquired by the State Public Works Board, except as specified. This bill would additionally exempt from that requirement property acquired by the department for Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks, as specified, until January 1, 2033. The bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to submit a report, on or before January 1, 2028, January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2032, to the Legislature with specified content detailing the department's use of authority granted pursuant to the bill regarding the acquisition of real property interests without the State Public Works Board. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 15853 of the Government Code and Section 5006.1 of the Public Resources Code proposed by SB 630 to be operative only if this bill and SB 630 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors AB 679?: AB 679 is sponsored by Laird and Pellerin, Gail (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 679?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 14, 2025. It awaits signature.
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Identifier: AB 679
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 14, 2025
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Pellerin, Gail

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