AB 803: Urban forestry: school greening.

Official summary

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

The California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 has a stated purpose of the promotion of the use of urban forest resources for the purpose of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities, including, but not limited to, the benefit of expanded urban forest canopy and community greening.

This bill would also include school greening, as defined, as a benefit of the act.

The act requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to implement a program in urban forestry to encourage better tree management and planning in urban areas to increase integrated, multiple benefit projects by assisting urban areas with innovative solutions to problems including, among other things, improved capture of storm water and dry weather runoff, addressing water shortages.

This bill would provide improving school greening as a problem to be addressed by the program.

The act requires the department to complete a statewide strategic plan, as specified, and to submit the plan to the Legislature on or before June 30, 2025.

This bill would require the plan to be submitted to the Legislature on or before June 30, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“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. August 29, 2025In committee: Held under submission.
2. July 7, 2025In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
3. June 24, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4. June 11, 2025Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
5. June 3, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
6. June 2, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1854.)
7. May 27, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. May 23, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
9. May 14, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
10. May 1, 2025Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
11. April 30, 2025Read second time and amended.
12. April 29, 2025From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 28).