Existing law, the Keene-Nejedly California Wetlands Preservation Act, requires the Natural Resources Agency to prepare a plan for the acquisition, protection, preservation, restoration, and enhancement of wetlands, including funding requirements and the priority status of specific proposed wetlands projects. By Executive Order No. W-59-93, former Governor Pete Wilson declared it to be the policy of the state that its Comprehensive Wetlands Policy rests on three primary objectives, including the objective of ensuring no overall net loss and long-term net gain in the quantity, quality, and permanence of wetlands acreage and values, as provided.
California AB 2875 (20232024) — Wetlands: state policy.
Existing law, the Keene-Nejedly California Wetlands Preservation Act, requires the Natural Resources Agency to prepare a plan for the acquisition, protection, preservation, restoration, and enhancement of wetlands, including funding requirements and the priority status of specific proposed wetlands projects. By Executive Order No. W-59-93, former Governor Pete Wilson declared it to be the policy of the state that its Comprehensive Wetlands Policy rests on three primary objectives, including the objective of ensuring no overall net loss and long-term net gain in the quantity, quality, and permanence of wetlands acreage and values, as provided.
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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] — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Friedman — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2024-03-11 Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. referral-committee
2024-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-17 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2024-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5513.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-06-05 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2024-06-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-06-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-21 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-27 Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
2024-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 579, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/26a623ce-d1d8-447a-9c4a-53f5fc1530e3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).