CA AB706 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on September 30 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 869, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on September 30 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 869, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 4629.6 and 4629.8 of, and to add Article 12 (commencing with Section 4773) to Chapter 10 of Part 2 of Division 4 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry.
Title
Forest Organic Residue, Energy, and Safety Transformation (FOREST) and Wildfire Prevention Fund Act.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-08-27 - Assembly - AB 706 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 75 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-08-26 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB706 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Grayson (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 706 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading (Y: 75 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-26 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB706 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Grayson (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 706 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading (Y: 75 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 869, Statutes of 2026. | |
| 2026-09-30 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2026-09-04 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. | |
| 2026-08-27 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6684.). |
| 2026-08-27 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-26 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-24 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-21 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-17 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 30). |
| 2026-06-24 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C. |
| 2026-06-18 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. |
| 2026-06-18 | Senate | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E., U & C. |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-02 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1906.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.) |
| 2025-05-14 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-05-01 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-28 | Assembly | Measure version as amended on April 23 corrected. |
| 2025-04-24 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-22 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 21). |
| 2025-04-22 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-04-21 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| 2025-04-10 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| 2025-03-28 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-28 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and U. & E. |
| 2025-02-15 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 17. |
| 2025-02-14 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Resources Code | 4629.6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Public Resources Code | 4629.8 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Public Resources Code | 4773 | New Code | See Bill Text |
