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California State Legislation we have worked on, championed, or helped pass:

2026

  • AB 2578 - Outdoor Access and Recreation Economy Act (Rogers) - Lead Sponsor - Active Legislation

  • AB 1624 - Public Lands Protection Act (Zbur) - Died in Assembly Committee on Local Government

  • AB 107 - Budget Acts of 2023, 2024, and 2025  - Wildfire mitigation and resiliency funding line items  - Active Legislation

  • AB 1772 - Fish and wildlife: aquatic invasive species: golden mussels (Papan) - Active Legislation

  • AB 2494 - State forests: forest management (Rogers) - Active Legislation

  • AB 2158 - Outdoor Learning and Environmental Literacy Act of 2026 (Hoover) - Active Legislation

  • AB 946 - Equitable Outdoor Access & 30x30 Urban Nature-Based Projects (Bryan) - Active Legislation

  • SB 1048 - State Seal of Climate Literacy (Becker) - Active Legislation

  • SB 1268 - Outdoor Public Recreation Spaces: Equitable Access (Gonzalez) - Active Legislation

  • SB 1167 - Vehicles: Electric Bicycles — Classification & Consumer Protections (Blakespear) - Active Legislation

2025

  • AB 518 - Low Impact Camping Areas (Ward) - Signed into law by Governor Newsom on October 1, 2025

  • AB 616 – Department of Parks and Recreation: state parks: California State Library Parks Pass Program (Caloza) - Died in Senate Appropriations

  • AB 900 – Environmental protection: 30×30 goals: land conservation: science-based management and stewardship (Papan) - Signed on October 6, 2025 by Governor Newsom

  • AB 1139 – California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: public access: nonmotorized recreation (Rogers) - Signed on October 6, 2025 by Governor Newsom

  • AB 1225 – State parks and state beaches: Accessibility Advisory Committee (Bennett) - Vetoed on October 11, 2025 by Governor Newsom

  • AB 405 - Fashion Environmental Accountability Act of 2025 (Addis) - Died in Appropriations in January 2026

  • SB 287 – California Trails Conservancy (Arreguín) - Died in Senate Appropriations

  • AB 269 – Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance Program (Bennett) - Died in Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife

  • AB 491 – California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: climate goals: natural and working lands (Connolly) - Died in Assembly Appropriations

  • AB 43 – Wild & Scenic Rivers (Schultz) - Signed on October 7, 2025 by Governor Newsom

  • SB 427 – Habitat Conservation Fund (Blakespear) - Signed on October 3, 2025 by Governor Newsom

  • SB 10 – Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act: toll revenues (Padilla) - Died in Assembly Transportation

2024

  • AB 1567 – Climate Bond (Garcia) – Senate Version SB 867 (Padilla) Signed by Governor Newsom on July 3, 2024 - Became Prop 4 on November Ballot - Passed by California Voters

  • SB 707 -  Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 (Newman) - Signed into law

  • SB 620 – Low Impact Camping (McGuire) – Died in Assembly

  • AB 2939 – Parks: counties and cities: interpretive services (Rendon) – Signed by Governor

  • AB 2038 – State parks: outdoor equity programs (Quirk-Silva) – Vetoed by Governor

  • AB 3147 – California Trails Conservancy Program (Garcia) – Died in Assembly

  • AB 347 – PFAS Regulations Trailer Bill (Ting) – Signed by Governor

  • SB 1280 – Waste management: propane cylinders: reusable or refillable (Laird) – Signed by Governor

2023

  • AB 267 - No Toxics Tent Act (Bauer-Kahan)  - Lead Sponsor - Signed into law

  • AB 1150 - Parks, recreation, and vessels: omnibusincluding California State Parks Community Access Agreements (Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife) - Signed into law

  • AB 618 – Campsite Reservation Cancellations (Bauer-Kahan)

  • SB 668 – State Parks Special Agreements (Dodd)

  • AB 1817 -  Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Textiles Phase Out (Ting) - Signed into law

  • AB 401 – 4th Grade California State Parks Fee Waiver (Mathis and Garcia) - Died in Assembly Appropriations

  • AB 411 – Surface Trail Funding (Bennett) - Died in Assembly Appropriations

  • SB 560 – Propane Canister Recycling Program (Laird) - Died in Senate Appropriations

2022

  • SB 624 - Environmental Equity and Outdoor Access Act (Hueso) - Died in Assembly Appropriations

  • AB 1500 – Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparation, Flood Protection, Extreme Heat Mitigation, and Workforce Development Bond Act of 2022 (Garcia and Mullin) - Died due to budget surplus

  • SB 45 – Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022 (Portantino, Allen, Hurtado, and Stern Stern, Hertzberg, and Rubio) - Died due to budget surplus

2021

  • AB 30 - The Human Right to Nature Act (Kalra) - Died in Assembly Appropriations

  • SB 624 - Environmental Equity and Outdoor Access Act (Hueso) - 2-year Bill

  • AB 1500 – Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparation, Flood Protection, Extreme Heat Mitigation, and Workforce Development Bond Act of 2022 (Garcia and Mullin) - 2-year Bill

  • SB 45 – Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022 (Portantino, Allen, Hurtado, and Stern Stern, Hertzberg, and Rubio) - 2-year Bill

  • AB 377 – The California Clean Water Act (Rivas) - Died in Assembly Appropriations

2020

  • AB 352 - Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020 (Garcia) - 2-Year Bill

  • AB 3030 - Resource conservation: land and ocean conservation goals: 30x30 (Kalra) - Died in Senate Appropriations

  • Executive Order N-82-20 : Governor Gavin Newsom signed, establishing an ambitious goal to conserve 30% of California's land and coastal waters by 2030 (30x30) to combat climate change and biodiversity loss. As of early2026, California has protected over 25% of its land and 16% of its coastal waters, with ongoing efforts to reach the target.

2019

  • AB 1111 - Office of Outdoor Recreation (Friedman) - Lead Sponsor - Died in Senate Appropriations

  • AB 209 - Outdoor Equity Grants Program (Limón) - Signed into law on October 09, 2019 by Governor Newsom

  • AB 352 - Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020 (Garcia) - 2-Year Bill

2018

  • AB 1918 - Office of Sustainable Outdoor Recreation (Garcia) - Lead Sponsor - Vetoed by Governor Brown who believed it was overlap with State Parks

2017

  • AB 907 - Office of Outdoor Recreation and Public Lands Enhancement (Garcia) - Lead Sponsor -  Died in Assembly Appropriations

  • SB 5 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (De León) Signed by Governor Brown in October 2017 → Became Prop 68 on November Ballot in 2018 - Passed by California Voters

California Outdoor Recreation Partnership is contracted with Houston Magnani & Associates as our lobby firm. If you would like more information about policy, law, and compliance, please inquire about Membership. Consultation is solely available for members.

  • "VF Corporation is a portfolio of leading outdoor and active brands, including The North Face®, Vans® and Timberland. We’re committed to collaborating with policymakers, industry peers, and key stakeholders to drive meaningful improvements across our value chain—from the materials that go into our products to how they’re designed and made, and ultimately how they’re reused, repaired, refurbished, and recycled. With the important influence of California regulation, ongoing, consistent engagement at the state capitol is essential so decision-makers understand a policy’s implications at a company level and craft laws that are practical, workable, and responsive to today’s challenges. We’re grateful for the California Outdoor Recreation Partnership and their support in helping make this important work possible."

    Elliot Gault, Board of Directors and Senior Manager, Government Affairs at VF Corporation

  • “Our goal is to increase accountability and advocacy for lands in order to continue to foster an environment of health, wellness, and adventure through an increased connection to nature and time outside.”

    Danica Carey, Board Treasurer and Director of Marketing, Seirus Innovation

  • "Hipcamp partners with thousands of landowners across California and have seen firsthand how effective policy enables safe, sustainable outdoor access, strengthens land stewardship and advances rural economic development. CORP is the outdoor industry's voice in Sacramento, providing the collaborative, consistent advocacy needed to ensure policies support a thriving outdoor economy."

    Cassandra Prenn-Vasilakis, Board Secretary and Senior Manager for Government and Community Relations, Hipcamp

How Advocacy Works with Us

  • Our paid members are privy to regular updates on policy impacting the outdoor industry, whether it be outdoor recreation, sustainability, conservation, climate, manufacturing, and more. Inquire about membership here.

  • They key to communication with California Outdoor Recreation Partnership is making sure that you have a reliable point person that can provide updates to us and relay updates to you. Book an appointment with our staff for an introduction.

  • Every year, our Policy Committee and Board of Directors collaborate to determine which bills matter most to our organization and what we should be active on.

  • Once you have had a chance to review our policy advocacy agenda for the year, inquire about signing on individually in support of any policy that you are passionate about supporting individually as a brand or organization.

  • Every spring, we host our annual Sacramento Summit to me together to advocate for our industry. Every fall, we gather at our annual Basecamp event to discuss the state of the industry and what we should prioritize next year. In-between, we host happy hours called Impact on Tap regionally. Join us for an in-person event to establish connection!

The Case for Change — California Outdoor Access & Recreation Economy
The Case for Change

California's outdoors are extraordinary — but not equitably accessible or responsibly recreated in.

From the Sierra Nevada to the Sonoran Desert, California's public lands are among the most spectacular on Earth. Yet for millions of Californians — particularly youth in low-income urban communities and communities of color — that natural wealth might as well be on another planet.

The barriers are real: lack of transportation, underfunded trail infrastructure, no guided introduction to the outdoors, and a culture of recreation that has historically failed to welcome everyone.

This isn't just an equity issue — it's an economic one. California's outdoor economy generates over $87.9 billion annually and supports nearly 589,354 direct jobs. But without investing in the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts and ensuring that public lands remain accessible and maintained, that engine stalls.

Your investment today funds the programs, infrastructure, and advocacy that keep California's outdoors open, equitable, and economically vibrant — for generations to come.

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