AB 1225 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State parks: Accessibility Advisory Committee.

Summary

Existing law designates all parks, public campgrounds, monument sites, landmark sites, and sites of historical interest established or acquired by the state, or that are under its control, as the state park system, except as specified. Under existing law, the Department of Parks and Recreation controls the state park system, which is made up of units. This bill would require the Director of Parks and Recreation to establish an Accessibility Advisory Committee that consists of the Chief of the Accessibility Division for the department and additional members appointed by the director, as provided. The bill would require the committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the director and make recommendations for improving the accessibility of units of the state park system for individuals with disabilities. The bill would require the committee to evaluate disability accessibility models and provisions, review services, programs, and activities provided by the department, and provide recommendations on general plans for the department, as provided. The bill would authorize the director to implement the committee's recommendations as the director deems appropriate.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Sep 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Sep 2025

Vetoed

Oct 2025

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Vetoed Oct 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

05/05/25 - Amended Assembly → 09/08/25 - Enrolled · 3 edits · Sep 8, 2025

MINOR

The enrolled version of AB 1225 narrows the bill's scope by removing all references to state beaches, so the Accessibility Advisory Committee now only covers the state park system. The committee composition was changed to remove the director and the director's designees as members, and a requirement that the director consult with and consider the committee's recommendations was deleted.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from covering both the state park system and the state beaches system to covering only the state park system.

SCOPE

All references to 'state beaches' were removed from the bill. The Accessibility Advisory Committee now only makes recommendations about accessibility in units of the state park system, not the state beaches system.

REQUIREMENT

The director and the director's designees were removed from the committee membership list. The committee now consists of at least 8 but no more than 14 members, including the Chief of the Accessibility Division and appointed members with accessibility experience, but the director is no longer a member.

A provision requiring the director to consult with the committee and consider its recommendations on improving accessibility was removed. The committee still makes recommendations, but there is no longer an explicit obligation for the director to consult with or consider them.

Floor votes · Senate Sep 4, 2025 · Assembly Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Sep 4, 2025

D Democratic30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 22, 2026

Vetoed

Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

lower

Oct 11, 2025

Vetoed

Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

lower

Oct 11, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor.

lower

Sep 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Sep 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2523.).

upper

Aug 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

upper

Jul 7, 2025

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jun 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

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

upper

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1883.)

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 14, 2025

Committee

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

lower

May 6, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

May 1, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.

lower

Feb 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors