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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 550: The California Endangered Species Act: take of species proposed for listing: renewable electrical generation facilities.

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 550 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: The California Endangered Species Act: take of species proposed for listing: renewable electrical generation facilities. Primary sponsor: Cottie Petrie-Norris (D). Most recent recorded action (September 20, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 357, Statutes of 2026.

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Official summary

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

The California Endangered Species Act prohibits the take of an endangered, threatened, or candidate species, except as specified. Under the act, the Department of Fish and Wildlife may authorize the take of listed species by certain entities through permits or memorandums of understanding for specified purposes. The act allows take of an endangered, threatened, or candidate species by permit if, among other things, the impact of the authorized take is minimized and fully mitigated.

This bill would also allow the department to authorize by permit the take of a species proposed for listing, as defined, if specified conditions are met. The bill would provide that if a species proposed for listing becomes listed as an endangered, threatened, or candidate species, further authorization or approval shall not be required for a take of that species, if specified conditions are met, including that the species proposed for listing was included as a covered species in a permit previously issued by the department for incidental take and that the incidental take is caused by a renewable electrical generation facility. The bill would require the department to, on or before January 31, 2033, compile and post a summary table on its internet website with specified information for calendar years 2027 to 2032, inclusive.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cottie Petrie-NorrisPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly73

“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 357, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6560.).
  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23).
  12. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Sources

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