Existing law creates the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy in the Natural Resources Agency and, among other things, authorizes the conservancy to acquire and hold specified lands in the Coachella Valley and the Coachella Mountains for certain open-space, wildlife protection, and recreational uses. Existing law specifies that the governing board of the conservancy consists of 21 voting members, including, among other members, the mayor or a member of the city council of each of the Cities of Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage, appointed by a majority of the membership of the respective city council or each city.
California AB 1089 (20152016) — Coachella Mountains Conservancy.
Existing law creates the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy in the Natural Resources Agency and, among other things, authorizes the conservancy to acquire and hold specified lands in the Coachella Valley and the Coachella Mountains for certain open-space, wildlife protection, and recreational uses. Existing law specifies that the governing board of the conservancy consists of 21 voting members, including, among other members, the mayor or a member of the city council of each of the Cities of Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage, appointed by a majority of the membership of the respective city council or each city.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1089 GARCIA, E. Assembly Third Reading — 78–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1089 Eduardo Garcia By Stone — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Eduardo Garcia — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-19 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2015-04-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1261.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-14 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2015-06-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-22 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2015-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2108.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-20 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2015-08-27 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2015-09-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-09-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 228, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/94daae6e-8280-443c-8c50-d48b6c53a037. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).