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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 949: Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains.

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

SB 949 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains. . Primary sponsor: Josh Becker (D). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 18, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 318, Statutes of 2026.

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 establishes the Natural Resources Agency, composed of departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions responsible for the restoration, protection, and management of the state’s natural and cultural resources.

This bill would designate the Santa Cruz Mountains, as defined, as a resource of statewide significance that requires special protection, as defined. The bill would require the Natural Resources Agency and its boards, departments, and conservancies, to the extent that resources are available, and when appropriate, to encourage collaborative stewardship approaches that support the protection, restoration, and preservation of the Santa Cruz Mountains, among other things.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Santa Cruz Mountains covering portions of the Counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh BeckerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Marc BermanCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly23
John LairdCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17

“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 318, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6300.) Ordered to the Senate.
  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  8. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
  9. June 24 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  11. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
  12. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Sources

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