- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Sep 29, 2026
What it does
The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act prohibits any person or public agency from importing into the state, exporting out of the state, or taking, possessing, purchasing, or selling within the state, a western Joshua tree or any part or product of the tree, except as specified. The act authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to permit the taking of a western Joshua tree if specified conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the permittee mitigates all impacts to, and taking of, the western Joshua tree through measures that are roughly proportional in extent to the authorized taking of the western Joshua tree. The act authorizes, in lieu of completing the mitigation…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.