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CA AB149

Bill

Status

Passed

9/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Budget

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands invasive mussel prevention laws from dreissenid mussels (quagga and zebra) to cover all "invasive mussels," including golden mussels, and increases vessel registration fees for mussel prevention from $10-$20 to $15-$42 depending on year, with inflation adjustments

  • Exempts 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games activities and temporary facilities from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review and coastal development permit requirements, with temporary facilities to be removed within six months after the games

  • Establishes the Regional Farmer Equipment and Cooperative Resources Assistance Pilot Program to provide financial and technical assistance for farm equipment sharing programs benefiting socially disadvantaged and limited resource farmers, set to repeal January 1, 2030

  • Appropriates $20 million from Proposition 4 bond funds (Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund) to the Wildlife Conservation Board for the Department of Fish and Wildlife to address invasive mussel infestations

  • Authorizes emergency regulations for implementing Proposition 4 programs and removes the "hand crew" limitation on CAL-FIRE permanent firefighting personnel staffing increases

Legislative Description

Public resources trailer bill.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 106, Statutes of 2025.

9/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Budget and Fiscal Review4/2/2025
Rules3/20/2025
Budget2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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