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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 616: Department of Parks and Recreation: state parks: California State Library Parks Pass Program.

Passed one chamber 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 616 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of Parks and Recreation: state parks: California State Library Parks Pass Program. Primary sponsor: Jessica Caloza (D). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): In committee: Held under submission.

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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. Existing law establishes the California State Library within state government and vests control of the library to the State Librarian. Existing law authorizes the State Librarian to, among other things, purchase and maintain materials and equipment as necessary to carry out California State Library programs and services consistent with well-established library standards. The Budget Act of 2024 appropriated money to the department to be available to support the California State Library Parks Pass Program.

This bill would authorize the department, at its discretion, and upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, to issue vehicle day use annual passes, free of charge, to the California State Library to support the California State Library Parks Pass Program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica CalozaPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly52
Jasmeet BainsCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly35
Anamarie Ávila FaríasCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly15
Jeff GonzalezCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly36
Gregg HartCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly37
Diane PapanCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly21
Celeste RodriguezCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly43
Chris RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly2
David TangipaCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly8

“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: Referred to suspense file.
  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
  5. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2007.)
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
  10. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Sources

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