SB-392 • 2026

Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Grayson
Last action: 2025-10-13
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 754, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details about specific goals or activities of the program, leaving these aspects unclear.

East Bay Hills Conservation Program

This law allows the East Bay Regional Park District to create and manage a program called the East Bay Hills Conservation Program, which aims to protect natural resources and provide recreational activities in the East Bay Hills area. It also requires local land use policy documents to recognize the East Bay Hills as an area of statewide significance starting from January 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Allows the East Bay Regional Park District to start and manage the East Bay Hills Conservation Program.
Requires local land use policy documents to acknowledge the East Bay Hills as a significant area starting from January 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

The East Bay Regional Park District
Local entities responsible for land use policies in the East Bay Hills area

Terms To Know

state-mandated local program: A program where the state requires local governments to do certain tasks, which may come with financial support from the state.
land use policy documents: Documents that guide how land in an area should be used for different purposes like housing or parks.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when exactly the East Bay Hills Conservation Program will start.
It is unclear what specific goals and activities the program will include beyond protecting resources and providing recreation.

Bill History

2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 754, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-05 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2287.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-08-27 California Legislative Information
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-21 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-08-21 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2706.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-07-17 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-07-16 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16).
2025-07-03 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-03 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2025-06-13 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-05-29 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1091.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-13 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-05-12 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2025-05-02 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 968.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-04-11 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
April 23 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 23.
2025-02-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-02-18 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2025-02-14 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 392, Grayson.
Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.
Existing law establishes procedures for the formation of regional park districts and prescribes the powers, functions, and duties of those districts. The East Bay Regional Park District is one such regional park district.
This bill would authorize the East Bay Regional Park District to establish and administer the East Bay Hills Conservation Program to address resource and recreational goals of the East Bay Hills, as defined. The bill would authorize the Park District to collaborate with California Native American tribes and state, regional, and local partners to help achieve specified goals of the program. The bill would require the East Bay Hills to be acknowledged as an area of statewide significance in local
land use policy documents developed or updated on or after January 1, 2026, affecting land use within the East Bay Hills. To the extent that this bill would impose new duties on local entities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the East Bay Regional Park District.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted
above.

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