AB 697
Protected species: authorized take: State Route 37 project.
Became law · by Wilson · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Senate floor, 2025-09-04: (PASS), 36 ayes, 0 noes, 4 not voting · Assembly 3rd Reading AB697 Wilson By Cabaldon
Aye (36): Aisha Wahab D, Akilah Weber Pierson D, Angelique Ashby D, Anna Caballero D, Benjamin Allen D, Bob Archuleta D, Brian Jones R, Catherine Blakespear D, Christopher Cabaldon D, Dave Cortese D, Jerry McNerney D, Jesse Arreguín D, John Laird D, Josh Becker D, Kelly Seyarto R, Laura Richardson D, Lena Gonzalez D, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas D, Maria Elena Durazo D, Marie Alvarado-Gil R, Megan Dahle R, Melissa Hurtado D, Mike McGuire D, Monique Limón D, Roger Niello R, Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh R, Sabrina Cervantes D, Sasha Renée Pérez D, Scott Wiener D, Shannon Grove R, Stephen Padilla D, Steven Choi R, Susan Rubio D, Suzette Martinez Valladares R, Timothy Grayson D, Tony Strickland R
Not voting (4): Caroline Menjivar D, Eloise Gómez Reyes D, Henry Stern D, Thomas Umberg D
Who lobbied on it
26 lobbyist employers, lobbying firms and others name AB 697 in their reports since 2025 (not their position). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS · FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON RANCHERIA · SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS · TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA · Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation · ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS-SAN DIEGO CHAPTER · Associated General Contractors of California · CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY · INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 1245 · INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 18 · INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 465 · INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 47 · INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 659 · NAPA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (NVTA) · NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS · PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE · SACRAMENTO REGIONAL BUILDERS EXCHANGE · SANTA ROSA RANCHERIA TACHI YOKUT TRIBE · SELF-HELP COUNTIES COALITION · SOLANO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY · SONOMA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE AUTHORITIES · SONOMA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY / REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY · TRANSFORMCA (dba TRANSFORM) · TULE RIVER TRIBE · UNITED CHAMBER ADVOCACY NETWORK UCAN · UNITED CONTRACTORS
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-29 | Asm Water, Parks and Wildlife Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 12 | 0 |
| 2025-05-14 | Asm Appropriations Do pass. | (PASS) | 15 | 0 |
| 2025-06-03 | Assembly floor AB 697 Wilson Assembly Third Reading | (PASS) | 70 | 0 |
| 2025-07-08 | Sen Natural Resources and Water Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 6 | 0 |
| 2025-09-04 | Senate floor Assembly 3rd Reading AB697 Wilson By Cabaldon | (PASS) | 36 | 0 |