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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2277: California State Park Stewardship Act of 2026.

In committee 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 2277 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: California State Park Stewardship Act of 2026. Primary sponsor: Nick Schultz (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): In committee: Held under submission.

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 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.

This bill would establish the California State Park Stewardship Act of 2026. The bill would require the department to conduct projects and programs addressing and mitigating climate change impacts in the state park system through stewardship, as provided. The bill would establish the Wildfire Safety and Climate Stewardship Fund, to be administered by the department, to support climate stewardship activities in the state park system, and would authorize the department to enter into an agreement with specified entities to accept funding for these purposes, as provided.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nick SchultzPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly44
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. In committee: Held under submission.
  2. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  3. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. Read second time and amended.
  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 14).
  6. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
  7. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.
  8. Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
  9. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
  10. Read first time. To print.

Sources

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