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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Z'Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: timber harvesting plans: extensions."
+description: "The Z'Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to, and is approved by, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Existing law requires a timber harvesting plan that is approved by the department on or after July 1, 2012, to be effective for a period of not more than 5 years, unless extended for 2 years, as provided. Existing law allows for a timber harvesting plan that is approved by the department from January 1, 2010, to August 31, 2012, inclusive, to be extended for 2 years, and up to a total of 4 years, if certain conditions are met."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
+legislature: "California Legislature"
+session: "20212022"
+identifier: "SB 709"
+citation: "California SB 709 (20212022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Z'Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: timber harvesting plans: extensions."]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Dahle"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-02-19"
+last_action: "2021-10-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de0e0577-e813-4786-94a1-1e6c8f72214f"
+source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB709"
+source_hash: "704133a22ce36980358ecf8dadb034bbf165c1d26d3c7a71d35fdce7f8a6bd51"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
+---
+
+# California SB 709 (20212022) — Z'Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: timber harvesting plans: extensions.
+
+The Z'Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to, and is approved by, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Existing law requires a timber harvesting plan that is approved by the department on or after July 1, 2012, to be effective for a period of not more than 5 years, unless extended for 2 years, as provided. Existing law allows for a timber harvesting plan that is approved by the department from January 1, 2010, to August 31, 2012, inclusive, to be extended for 2 years, and up to a total of 4 years, if certain conditions are met.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **02/19/21 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB709&version=20210SB70999INT)
+2. **04/05/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB709&version=20210SB70998AMD)
+3. **07/15/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB709&version=20210SB70997AMD)
+4. **10/08/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB709&version=20210SB70995CHP)
+5. **SB709** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB709)
+6. **09/03/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB709&version=20210SB70996ENR)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- SB 709 Dahle Third Reading Urgency By Megan Dahle — **71–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
+- Consent Calendar SB709 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Unfinished Business SB709 Dahle Urgency Clause Concurrence — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Dahle — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-19** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction`
+- **2021-02-22** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
+- **2021-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1`
+- **2021-02-22** Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
+- **2021-02-22** (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
+- **2021-02-22** Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
+- **2021-03-03** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-24** Set for hearing April 15.
+- **2021-04-05** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-15** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 817.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-21** Set for hearing May 3.
+- **2021-05-04** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2`
+- **2021-05-05** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2021-05-10** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1061.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2021-05-10** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
+- **2021-05-20** Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-09** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-30** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 30). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-07-01** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2021-07-01** From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Chau.
+- **2021-07-01** Ordered to third reading.
+- **2021-07-15** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2021-07-15** Ordered to third reading.
+- **2021-08-23** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2474.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2021-08-26** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
+- **2021-09-01** Urgency clause adopted.
+- **2021-09-01** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2276.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
+- **2021-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-10-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 734, Statutes of 2021. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de0e0577-e813-4786-94a1-1e6c8f72214f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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