republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20212022/ab-2101.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "California Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resiliency Project Registry: whole orchard recycling projects."
description: "Existing law requires the Natural Resources Agency, no later than July 1, 2023, to establish and maintain the California Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resiliency Project Registry for the purpose of identifying and listing projects in the state that drive climate action on the state's natural and working lands and are seeking funding from state agencies or private entities. Existing law provides that carbon sequestration projects listed on the registry may include natural and working lands-based carbon sequestration projects and direct air capture projects. Existing law authorizes the agency, in collaboration with relevant state agencies and in consultation with diverse stakeholders, to create an application process for applicants to have their projects located in the state listed on the registry, as provided."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "AB 2101"
citation: "California AB 2101 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["California Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resiliency Project Registry: whole orchard recycling projects."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Flora"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-14"
last_action: "2022-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c83ac16b-fc1f-4899-9b1d-eca54749a09b"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2101"
source_hash: "a8bcda5c25dd94dd9e2c77b381fe0039c800d92d0c164ca42e95960debaa7bee"
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 2101 (20212022) — California Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resiliency Project Registry: whole orchard recycling projects.

Existing law requires the Natural Resources Agency, no later than July 1, 2023, to establish and maintain the California Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resiliency Project Registry for the purpose of identifying and listing projects in the state that drive climate action on the state's natural and working lands and are seeking funding from state agencies or private entities. Existing law provides that carbon sequestration projects listed on the registry may include natural and working lands-based carbon sequestration projects and direct air capture projects. Existing law authorizes the agency, in collaboration with relevant state agencies and in consultation with diverse stakeholders, to create an application process for applicants to have their projects located in the state listed on the registry, as provided.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/14/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2101&version=20210AB210199INT)
2. **04/05/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2101&version=20210AB210198AMD)
3. **07/19/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2101&version=20210AB210196CHP)
4. **AB2101** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2101)
5. **07/01/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2101&version=20210AB210197ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 2101 Flora Consent Calendar Second Day — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Consent Calendar AB2101 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Flora — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-14** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-15** From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
- **2022-02-24** Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** 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-1, reading-2`
- **2022-04-06** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2022-04-19** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-11** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 11). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-12** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-05-19** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4739.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-05-19** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2022-06-01** Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.Q. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-10** 6-16-2022 hearing rescheduled by committee to 6-15-2022
- **2022-06-14** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-15** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27** From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2022-06-28** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-06-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4574.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-06-30** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
- **2022-07-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2022-07-19** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-19** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 117, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c83ac16b-fc1f-4899-9b1d-eca54749a09b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).