SB 563 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State parks: Off-highway Motor Vehicle Recreation: grants: eligible applicants.

Summary
Existing law, the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Act of 2003, creates the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation and requires the division to develop and implement a grant and cooperative agreement program for specified purposes, including to support the planning, acquisition, development, maintenance, administration, operation, enforcement, restoration, and conservation of trails, trailheads, areas, and other facilities associated with use of off-highway motor vehicles. Under existing law, eligible grant and cooperative agreement applicants include, among others, cities, counties, districts, state agencies, agencies of the United States, and federally recognized and state-recognized Native American tribes, as specified. This bill would expand eligible grant and cooperative agreement applicants to include special districts that employ sworn personnel, as provided.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Aug 29, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 29, 2025
D Democratic30
28 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Aug 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
lower
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1327.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1204.) (May 23).
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 839.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Suzette Valladares
Suzette Valladares
RRepublican
CA
23