State parks: real property: acquisitions and leases.
Existing law designates all parks, public campgrounds, monument sites, landmark sites, and sites of historical interest established or acquired by the state, or that are under its control, as the state park system, except as specified. Under existing law, the Department of Parks and Recreation controls the state park system, which is made up of units. Existing law requires the approval of the Director of General Services before the state may enter into a contract for the acquisition or hiring of real property, subject to a list of specified exceptions, as provided. Existing law requires the Department of General Services to review and approve appraisals related to the acquisition of property conducted by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
California SB 630 (20252026) — State parks: real property: acquisitions and leases.
Existing law designates all parks, public campgrounds, monument sites, landmark sites, and sites of historical interest established or acquired by the state, or that are under its control, as the state park system, except as specified. Under existing law, the Department of Parks and Recreation controls the state park system, which is made up of units. Existing law requires the approval of the Director of General Services before the state may enter into a contract for the acquisition or hiring of real property, subject to a list of specified exceptions, as provided. Existing law requires the Department of General Services to review and approve appraisals related to the acquisition of property conducted by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB630 Allen et al. Concurrence — 28–7 (pass) · upper
SB 630 Allen Senate Third Reading By Pellerin — 60–19 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–1 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading SB630 Allen et al. — 34–1 (pass) · upper
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Allen — primary (person)
Bennett — coauthor (person)
Caloza — coauthor (person)
Pellerin — principal coauthor (person)
Rogers — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-03-05 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2025-03-25 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-02 Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2025-04-04 Set for hearing April 23.
2025-04-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 872.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-25 Set for hearing May 5.
2025-05-05 May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1207.) (May 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-29 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-29 Ordered to second reading.
2025-06-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 1. Page 1440.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-04 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-06-09 Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2025-06-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-06-27 Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2025-07-15 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (July 15). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-16 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-20 Coauthors revised.
2025-08-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-08-29 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-08-29 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05 Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-05 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 19. Page 3170.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-10 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-11 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2025-09-11 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2851.) Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-09-12 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3064.) committee-passage
2025-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 7. Page 3007.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 775, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5d5d4792-4072-4789-b05c-0f1c027c8419. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).