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Committee advances 'Parks for All' bill to secure library distribution of state park day passes

2765548 · March 25, 2025
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AB 616 would authorize the State Parks system to transfer annual day-use passes to the State Library at no charge, preserving a program that distributes passes through public libraries and mobile library locations; committee voted to refer the bill to Appropriations.

Assemblymember Colosa introduced AB 616, branded in testimony as “Parks for All,” which would authorize California State Parks to transfer annual day-use passes to the State Library free of charge and create a statutory mechanism intended to stabilize the library parks pass program.

Colosa said the bill would provide a safety net for a program that currently distributes physical passes through…

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