--- type: "Bill" title: "State parks." description: "Existing law establishes the Department of Parks and Recreation and vests the department with the control of the state park system." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20152016" identifier: "SB 204" citation: "California SB 204 (20152016)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["State parks."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Pavley"] version_count: 10 action_count: 30 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2015-02-11" last_action: "2015-10-07" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3cb9000-de5a-4363-a87c-676d9a13b709" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204" source_hash: "7d9a0b0209b83d1baf0aaf90b1c61c9b32eaa264421a64ea8a8c7627e08e9384" 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 204 (20152016) — State parks. Existing law establishes the Department of Parks and Recreation and vests the department with the control of the state park system. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/11/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204&version=20150SB20499INT) 2. **03/19/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204&version=20150SB20498AMD) 3. **04/15/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204&version=20150SB20497AMD) 4. **06/24/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204&version=20150SB20496AMD) 5. **07/08/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204&version=20150SB20495AMD) 6. **07/14/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204&version=20150SB20494AMD) 7. **09/01/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204&version=20150SB20493AMD) 8. **10/07/15 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204&version=20150SB20491CHP) 9. **SB204** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204) 10. **09/08/15 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB204&version=20150SB20492ENR) ## Votes - SB 204 Pavley Senate Third Reading By LEVINE — **79–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] — **12–2** (pass) · lower - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–1** (pass) · upper - Do pass as amended. — **17–0** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading — **35–2** (pass) · upper - Unfinished Business SB204 Pavley Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Pavley — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2015-02-11** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2015-02-12** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14. - **2015-02-19** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee` - **2015-03-17** Set for hearing March 24. - **2015-03-19** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-03-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 406.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2015-04-02** Set for hearing April 13. - **2015-04-09** April 13 hearing postponed by committee. - **2015-04-10** Set for hearing April 20. - **2015-04-15** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-04-20** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2` - **2015-04-21** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2015-04-23** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 2. Page 743.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2015-04-23** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2015-05-14** Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and NAT. RES. `referral-committee` - **2015-06-24** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-06-30** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2015-07-02** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee` - **2015-07-08** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-07-14** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-07-15** July 15 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. - **2015-09-01** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage` - **2015-09-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1` - **2015-09-02** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2015-09-03** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2858.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2015-09-03** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2015-09-04** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2495.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2015-09-10** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. - **2015-10-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2015-10-07** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 573, Statutes of 2015. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3cb9000-de5a-4363-a87c-676d9a13b709`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).