Existing law prohibits a person, as defined, from conducting timber operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan that meets specified requirements and is prepared by a professional forester for those operations has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Existing law requires the department to review, approve, or require the modification of, timber harvesting plans in accordance with prescribed procedures.
California AB 2889 (20172018) — Timber harvesting plans: guidance and assistance.
Existing law prohibits a person, as defined, from conducting timber operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan that meets specified requirements and is prepared by a professional forester for those operations has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Existing law requires the department to review, approve, or require the modification of, timber harvesting plans in accordance with prescribed procedures.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2889 CABALLERO Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar AB2889 — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Caballero — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2018-03-19 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2018-03-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2018-04-16 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-17 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2018-04-26 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-04-30 Read second time and amended. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-01 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2018-05-23 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5438.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2018-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-08-07 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5282.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-14 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-08-16 Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling.
2018-08-16 Ordered to the Senate.
2018-08-16 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2018-08-27 Ordered to the Assembly.
2018-08-27 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-08-29 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 640, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5f5f28eb-6f5d-429a-a136-2da73465115e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).