California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 1207: California Conservation Corps.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1207 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: California Conservation Corps. Primary sponsor: John Laird (D). Most recent recorded action (August 27, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 156, 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.
(1)Existing law establishes the California Conservation Corps in the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law requires the Governor to appoint the director of the corps to act as the administrative officer of the corps and assigns specified responsibilities to the director. Existing law makes various findings and declarations relating to the corps.
This bill would revise those findings and declarations relating to the corps, as provided. The bill would eliminate the director’s authority to establish a training program for members of county or city conservation corps, as provided. The bill would also repeal a redundant statute.
Existing law requires young adults participating in the corps program to generally be engaged in projects that do a list of specified things, including assisting in fire prevention and suppression. Existing law requires those projects to provide opportunities to the public for their education or other specified purposes.
This bill would instead require those projects to assist in wildfire prevention and suppression, and would include forest resiliency, among other projects, to that list, as specified. This bill would require the projects to also provide those opportunities to California Native American tribes and corpsmembers.
Existing law authorizes the corps to enter into a contract with an individual or a collective of community conservation corps for a project or program, as provided.
This bill would authorize the corps to also enter into a contract with a conservation corps established by California Native American tribes for a project or program, as specified.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Laird | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 17 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 156, Statutes of 2026.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6158.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
- From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. E. & R. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
- Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and P. E. & R.
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4167.) Ordered to the Assembly.