California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 D cosponsors

SB 620 — Low-impact camping areas.

Last action — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Special Occupancy Parks Act, establishes requirements for the construction, maintenance, occupancy, use, and design of special occupancy parks. Existing law defines "special occupancy park" to mean a recreational vehicle park, temporary recreational vehicle park, incidental camping area, or tent camp. This bill would specify that, for purposes of that act, a special occupancy park does not include a low-impact camping area, as specified, that is located in a county that has enacted an ordinance, as specified, authorizing low-impact camping. The bill would define a "low-impact camping area" to mean any area of private property that provides for the transient occupancy rental of a temporary sleeping accommodation, as defined, for recreational purposes that is not a commercial lodging facility and meets specified requirements. The bill would require the county in which the low-impact camping area is located to enforce some of those requirements, relating to waste disposal and quiet hours, as specified. The bill would require that a county that has authorized low-impact camping to take specified actions, including, among others, to establish a registry of low-impact camping areas, as specified. The bill would require the provisions relating to low-impact camping areas to be in effect only until January 1, 2026, unless certain conditions are met. Existing law, the California Tourism Marketing Act, provides for the California Travel and Tourism Commission, a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, and authorizes the commission to require businesses to pay an assessment for the purpose of increasing the number of persons traveling to and within California. The act authorizes the commission by written contract to accept a voluntary assessment from any person in a travel- and tourism-related business who is not an assessed business. Existing law also authorizes an assessed business to pass on some or all of the assessment to customers. Existing law exempts a business from assessments under the act if certain conditions apply, including if the business is a small business, which is defined to mean a business location with less than $1,000,000 in total California gross annual revenue from all sources, as specified. This bill would modify the definition of small business to mean a business with less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in total California gross annual revenue from all sources, as specified. The bill would require the Director of the Office of Tourism to seek to enter into voluntary agreements with online hosting platforms, as defined, to impose, collect, and remit a tourism assessment equal to at least 2% of the total cost of each booking for low-impact camping areas, as specified. The bill would require the Director of the Office of Tourism to provide certain related information to the Director of Finance. The bill would establish the Rural Tourism Marketing Fund, which would be continuously appropriated, and would require that the revenues deposited in the fund consist only of assessments received by the Office of Tourism as described above. By establishing a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  2. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 28).

  3. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  4. Re-referred to Com. on A., E., S., & T. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  5. Ordered to third reading.

  6. Read third time and amended.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 15).

  10. August 7 set for second hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  11. August 23 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 12).

  14. Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1303.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1177.) (May 18).

  20. Set for hearing May 18.

  21. May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  22. Set for hearing May 1.

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

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 797.) (April 18).

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

  26. Set for hearing April 18.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  29. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9000
Unaffiliated 2001
Republican 0003
Total 11004
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Villapudua — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate Republican Not Voting
Ta, Tri Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea

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Special Consent SB620 McGuire et al.

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 22000
Republican 7000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. 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
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7001
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Skinner — Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 620 do?
Existing law, the Special Occupancy Parks Act, establishes requirements for the construction, maintenance, occupancy, use, and design of special occupancy parks. Existing law defines "special occupancy park" to mean a recreational vehicle park, temporary recreational vehicle park, incidental camping area, or tent camp. This bill would specify that, for purposes of that act, a special occupancy park does not include a low-impact camping area, as specified, that is located in a county that has enacted an ordinance, as specified, authorizing low-impact camping. The bill would define a "low-impact camping area" to mean any area of private property that provides for the transient occupancy rental of a temporary sleeping accommodation, as defined, for recreational purposes that is not a commercial lodging facility and meets specified requirements. The bill would require the county in which the low-impact camping area is located to enforce some of those requirements, relating to waste disposal and quiet hours, as specified. The bill would require that a county that has authorized low-impact camping to take specified actions, including, among others, to establish a registry of low-impact camping areas, as specified. The bill would require the provisions relating to low-impact camping areas to be in effect only until January 1, 2026, unless certain conditions are met. Existing law, the California Tourism Marketing Act, provides for the California Travel and Tourism Commission, a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, and authorizes the commission to require businesses to pay an assessment for the purpose of increasing the number of persons traveling to and within California. The act authorizes the commission by written contract to accept a voluntary assessment from any person in a travel- and tourism-related business who is not an assessed business. Existing law also authorizes an assessed business to pass on some or all of the assessment to customers. Existing law exempts a business from assessments under the act if certain conditions apply, including if the business is a small business, which is defined to mean a business location with less than $1,000,000 in total California gross annual revenue from all sources, as specified. This bill would modify the definition of small business to mean a business with less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in total California gross annual revenue from all sources, as specified. The bill would require the Director of the Office of Tourism to seek to enter into voluntary agreements with online hosting platforms, as defined, to impose, collect, and remit a tourism assessment equal to at least 2% of the total cost of each booking for low-impact camping areas, as specified. The bill would require the Director of the Office of Tourism to provide certain related information to the Director of Finance. The bill would establish the Rural Tourism Marketing Fund, which would be continuously appropriated, and would require that the revenues deposited in the fund consist only of assessments received by the Office of Tourism as described above. By establishing a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 620?
SB 620 is sponsored by McGuire, Mike (Democratic) and Connolly, Damon (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 620?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 620?
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