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type: "Bill"
title: "Forest practices: timber harvesting plans."
description: "The Z'Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and approved. The act provides that a timber harvesting plan is effective for a period of not more than 3 years, unless extended as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 1066"
citation: "California AB 1066 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Forest practices: timber harvesting plans."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mendoza"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f6c9394-5bab-4a40-b117-c8bbd3f79636"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1066"
source_hash: "297fe62eca4bf780868e5da7b65b7e0d168a96b75e1da993e4cadec19393bfc5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 1066 (20092010) — Forest practices: timber harvesting plans.
The Z'Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and approved. The act provides that a timber harvesting plan is effective for a period of not more than 3 years, unless extended as specified.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/27/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1066&version=20090AB106699INT)
2. **05/06/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1066&version=20090AB106698AMD)
3. **06/02/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1066&version=20090AB106697AMD)
4. **07/23/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1066&version=20090AB106696AMD)
5. **08/19/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1066&version=20090AB106695AMD)
6. **10/11/09 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1066&version=20090AB106693CHP)
7. **AB1066** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1066)
8. **09/09/09 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1066&version=20090AB106694ENR)
## Votes
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1066 Mendoza By Wright — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1066 MENDOZA Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1066 MENDOZA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mendoza — primary (person)
- Coto — coauthor (person)
- Gaines — coauthor (person)
- Harkey — coauthor (person)
- Huber — coauthor (person)
- Nielsen — principal coauthor (person)
- Solorio — coauthor (person)
- Villines — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2009-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
- **2009-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2009-05-05** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 27). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-05-07** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-21** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 20). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-26** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-06-02** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1922.). `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-06-03** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 12. Page 2052.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-06-04** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-06-18** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2009-07-16** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 6). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-07-23** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-08-18** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-08-19** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-01** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 8. Page 2050.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-09-02** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2009-09-03** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2970.)
- **2009-09-03** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 57. Noes 11. Page 2991.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-09-11** Enrolled and to the Governor at 7 p.m.
- **2009-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2009-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 269, Statutes of 2009.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f6c9394-5bab-4a40-b117-c8bbd3f79636`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).