Existing law requires a qualifying state agency, as defined, that funds a project to restore fish and wildlife habitats to indemnify and hold harmless a real property owner who voluntarily allows their real property to be used for the project from civil liability for property damage or personal injury resulting from the project if the project qualifies for a specified exemption and meets specified requirements. Existing law authorizes a qualifying state agency to indemnify and hold harmless a real property owner who voluntarily allows their real property to be used for that project from civil liability for property damage or personal injury resulting from the project in the case the project does not meet the specified exemption. Existing law requires the costs of any civil liability incurred by a qualifying state agency to be promptly paid from the General Fund, and requires those costs to be submitted as a claim by the real property owner to the Department of General Services pursuant to specified provisions. Existing law requires costs incurred by a qualifying state agency in investigating and defending against a claim by a real property owner to be paid from the General Fund.
California AB 1906 (20212022) — Voluntary stream restoration: property owner liability: indemnification: claims.
Existing law requires a qualifying state agency, as defined, that funds a project to restore fish and wildlife habitats to indemnify and hold harmless a real property owner who voluntarily allows their real property to be used for the project from civil liability for property damage or personal injury resulting from the project if the project qualifies for a specified exemption and meets specified requirements. Existing law authorizes a qualifying state agency to indemnify and hold harmless a real property owner who voluntarily allows their real property to be used for that project from civil liability for property damage or personal injury resulting from the project in the case the project does not meet the specified exemption. Existing law requires the costs of any civil liability incurred by a qualifying state agency to be promptly paid from the General Fund, and requires those costs to be submitted as a claim by the real property owner to the Department of General Services pursuant to specified provisions. Existing law requires costs incurred by a qualifying state agency in investigating and defending against a claim by a real property owner to be paid from the General Fund.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1906 Stone Consent Calendar Second Day — 61–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1906 Stone Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent AB1906 Stone By Laird Urgency Clause — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Stone — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-02-10 From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2022-02-18 Referred to Coms. on W.,P., & W. and JUD. referral-committee
2022-03-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-27 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 27). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-04-28 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-05 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 4578.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-05-18 Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD. referral-committee
2022-06-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-14 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-20 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-22 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2022-08-23 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4977.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-23 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2022-08-24 Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
2022-08-24 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-31 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-15 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-15 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 325, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9aab7e68-77ef-4017-a83b-db49ca2b4382. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).