The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations on timberland unless a timber harvesting plan has been prepared by a registered professional forester and has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and approved by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. A violation of the act is a crime.
California SB 1345 (20132014) — Natural resources.
The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations on timberland unless a timber harvesting plan has been prepared by a registered professional forester and has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and approved by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. A violation of the act is a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations to Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government to Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1345 Committee on N.R. & W. (Pavley) Concurrence — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent #14 SB1345 Committee on N.R. & W. — 36–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1345 N.R. & W. Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Natural Resources and Water — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-21 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2014-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2014-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2014-03-17 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2014-03-27 Set for hearing April 22.
2014-04-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3215.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-25 Set for hearing May 5.
2014-05-06 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3387.) (May 5). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-14 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2014-05-15 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3468.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-15 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-05-23 Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2014-05-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-12 Assembly Rule 56 (pending re-referral to L. Gov.) suspended. (Page 5488.)
2014-06-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-07 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-14 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6048.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-14 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-18 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4563.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2014-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 489, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7836dd07-dda3-492c-a028-c4cfb7100351. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).