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California 20252026

AB 550

The California Endangered Species Act: take of species proposed for listing: renewable electrical generation facilities.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
TheCaliforniaEndangeredSpeciesAct, renewableelectricalgenerationfacilities, takeofspeciesproposedforlisting
Introduced / first action
2025-02-11 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • The California Endangered Species Act: take of species: renewable electrical generation facilities.
  • The California Endangered Species Act: the California State Safe Harbor Agreement Program Act.
  • Fire prevention: grant programs: reporting.

Source-supplied abstracts

The California Endangered Species Act prohibits the take of an endangered, threatened, or candidate species, except as specified. Under the act, the Department of Fish and Wildlife may authorize the take of listed species by certain entities through permits or memorandums of understanding for specified purposes. The act allows take of an endangered, threatened, or candidate species by permit if, among other things, the impact of the authorized take is minimized and fully mitigated. This bill would also allow the department to authorize by permit the take of a species proposed for listing, as defined, if specified conditions are met. The bill would provide that if a species proposed for listing becomes listed as an endangered, threatened, or candidate species, further authorization or approval shall not be required for a take of that species, if specified conditions are met, including that the species proposed for listing was included as a covered species in a permit previously issued by the department for incidental take and that the incidental take is caused by a renewable electrical generation facility. The bill would require the department to, on or before January 31, 2033, compile and post a summary table on its internet website with specified information for calendar years 2027 to 2032, inclusive.

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Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  7. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  8. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  11. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1836.)

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  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

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  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  18. Read second time and amended.

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  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 29).

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  20. Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  21. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

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  23. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  25. Read first time. To print.

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