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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1804: State parks: parks passes: libraries.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1804 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State parks: parks passes: libraries. Primary sponsor: Gregg Hart (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (September 29, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 815, Statutes of 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to collect fees, rents, and other returns for the use of any state park system area, as provided. Existing law authorizes the department to establish the California State Park Adventure Pass to be available, upon application to the department, to any child in grade 4, or grade 4 equivalent, who is a California resident and enrolled in a California public school. Existing law authorizes the department to waive the day use entrance fees to an eligible unit of the state park system for any child who holds a valid pass, as provided.

The bill would declare, among other things, that it is the policy of the state to ensure equitable and inclusive access to the state park system by empowering the department to administer programs that broaden public access to the state parks. The bill would authorize the department to work with the California State Library and individual library systems to provide park passes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gregg HartPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly37
Jessica CalozaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 815, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  10. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5198.)

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page