California Forestry Association

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California Forestry Association PAC
CA Forestry Association PAC
CALIF. FORESTRY ASSOC. PAC
CA Forestry Assn. PAC
California Forestry Assoc PAC
CA Forestry Association
CA Forestry Assoc. PAC
Cal. Forestry Assn. PAC
California Forestry Association, unless amended
California Defense Counsel California Forestry Association
Labor Management Committee of the California Forestry Association
CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIAITON
The Forest Foundation
The Forest Foundation (CalForest)
California Forestry Association (Calforests)
CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION P. A. C.
CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION - PAC
California Forestry Association (unless amended)

Past Affiliations

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Lobbying Representations

This list shows when this lobbyist testified in a hearing, who they were representing and which bill was involved. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

Date	Lobbyist	Bill	Hearing	Testimony
April 22, 2026	Nico Molina	SB 1012	Labor, Public Employment and Retirement	Testimony Link
April 21, 2026	Nico Molina	SB 1079	Emergency Management	Testimony Link
April 14, 2026	Nico Molina	SB 1012	Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 16, 2025	Kris Rosa	AB 1456	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
June 24, 2025	Kris Rosa	AB 1380	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
April 21, 2025	Kris Rosa	SB 667	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
April 7, 2025	Kris Rosa	AB 270	Emergency Management	Testimony Link
April 7, 2025	Kris Rosa	AB 1455	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
March 17, 2025	Kris Rosa	AB 429	Revenue and Taxation	Testimony Link
March 17, 2025	Kris Rosa	AB 97	Revenue and Taxation	Testimony Link
May 15, 2024	Nico Molina		Budget #2 Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy	Testimony Link
April 24, 2024	Nico Molina	SB 1116	Labor, Public Employment and Retirement	Testimony Link
April 17, 2024	Nico Molina	AB 2750	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
April 16, 2024	Nico Molina	AB 2149	Judiciary	Testimony Link
April 3, 2024	Nico Molina		Budget #4 Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation	Testimony Link
September 13, 2023	Nico Molina	SB 799	Labor, Public Employment and Retirement	Testimony Link
August 31, 2023	Nico Molina	SB 799	Insurance	Testimony Link
July 12, 2023	Nico Molina	AB 338	Labor, Public Employment and Retirement	Testimony Link
April 24, 2023	Nico Molina	SB 488	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
April 10, 2023	Kris Rosa	AB 625	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
March 22, 2023	Kris Rosa	AB 338	Labor and Employment	Testimony Link
June 26, 2018	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 2126	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
June 26, 2018	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 2627	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
April 23, 2018	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 2842	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
April 23, 2018	Scott Wetch	AB 2208	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
April 16, 2018	Kirstin Kolpitcke	SB 1260	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
April 16, 2018	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 2518	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
April 9, 2018	Lucas Frerichs	AB 1956	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
April 9, 2018	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 2091	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
August 23, 2017	Kirstin Kolpitcke		Rules	Testimony Link
June 27, 2017	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 425	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
April 19, 2017	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 920	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
April 17, 2017	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 425	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
July 15, 2015	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 243	Environmental Quality	Testimony Link
July 8, 2015	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 243	Governance and Finance	Testimony Link
June 30, 2015	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 590	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
May 13, 2015	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 590	Appropriations	Testimony Link
April 13, 2015	Kirstin Kolpitcke	AB 590	Natural Resources	Testimony Link

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Bill Alignment

Bill Alignments represents this person's position on legislation and, where it applies, the organization they were representing. These positions are captured from in-person testimony and written positions that have been submitted to committees. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

Year:

Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 415: Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes.	Self	Support
AB 1776: Cartwright Act: violations.	Self	Against
AB 2494: State forests: forest management.	Self	Against
AB 706: Forest Organic Residue, Energy, and Safety Transformation (FOREST) and Wildfire Prevention Fund Act.	Self	Support
SB 87: Sales and Use Tax Law: consumer designation: all-volunteer fire departments.	Self	Support
AB 442: Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: working forest management plans: nonindustrial timber management plans.	Self	Support
AB 2483: Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.	Self	Support
AB 35: Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.	Self	Support
SB 1012: Employment of inmates.	Self	Support
AB 1576: Workers’ compensation: Subsequent injuries payments.	Self	Against
SB 899: Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.	Self	Support
SB 1305: Wildlife: bears.	Self	Against
SB 1079: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.	Self	Support
AB 1911: Advertising: environmental marketing claims: carbon credits.	Self	Support
AB 1548: Conservation: the Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority.	Self	Against
AB 1777: Air pollution: indirect sources.	Self	Against
SB 667: Railroads: safety: report.	Self	Against
AB 623: Fire prevention: fuel modification or reduction projects: reports.	Self	Support
AB 763: Timber harvesting: waste discharge requirements.	Self	Support
AB 247: Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.	Self	Support
AB 812: Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.	Self	Support
AB 799: Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.	Self	Support
AB 1456: California Environmental Quality Act: California Vegetation Treatment Program.	Self	Support
SB 245: Criminal procedure.	Self	Support
AB 1380: Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.	Self	Support
SB 601: Water: waste discharge.	Self	Against
SB 234: Wildfires: workgroup: toxic heavy metals.	Self	Support
AB 952: Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program.	Self	Support
AB 429: Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: wildfires.	Self	Support
AB 97: Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Bobcat Fire: exclusions.	Self	Support
AB 270: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: autonomous firefighting pilot project.	Self	Support
AB 914: Air pollution: indirect sources.	Self	Against
SB 318: Air pollution: stationary sources: best available control technology.	Self	Against
AB 294: Recovery from disaster or emergency: funding priority.	Self	Support
AB 307: Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: fire camera mapping system.	Self	Support
AB 404: California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: prescribed fire, reforestation, habitat restoration, thinning, or fuel reduction projects.	Self	Support

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 675: Prescribed grazing: local assistance grant program: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force.	Self	Support
SB 1101: Fire prevention: prescribed fire: state contracts: maps.	Self	Support
AB 2276: Forestry: timber harvesting plans: exemptions.	Self	Support
AB 2750: Electricity: procurement: generation from biomass.	Self	Support
Apr 17, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
AB 2538: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: seasonal firefighters.	Self	Support
AB 2754: Employment contracts and agreements: sufficient funds: liability.	Self	Against
AB 99: Department of Transportation: state roads and highways: integrated pest management.	Self	Against
AB 2149: Gates: standards: inspection.	Self	Against
Apr 16, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary		NA
SB 1004: Income taxes: exclusions: wildfires.	Self	Support
SB 610: Fire prevention: wildfire mitigation area: defensible space: State Fire Marshal.	Self	Against
SB 1176: Wildfires: workgroup: toxic heavy metals.	Self	Support
SB 945: The Wildfire Smoke and Health Outcomes Data Act.	Self	Support
SB 1116: Unemployment insurance: trade disputes: eligibility for benefits.	Self	Against
Apr 24, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement		Against
ACA 13: Voting thresholds.	Self	Against
SB 799: Unemployment insurance: trade disputes: eligibility for benefits.	Self	Against
Sep 13, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement		Against
Aug 31, 2023Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance		Against
AB 338: Fuel reduction work.	Self	Against
Jul 12, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement		Against
Mar 22, 2023Assembly Standing Committee on Labor and Employment		Against
AB 297: Wildfires: local assistance grant program: prescribed grazing: advance payments.	Self	Support
AB 295: Residential real property: foreclosure.	Self	Support
SB 253: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act.	Self	Against
AB 1159: California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: natural and working lands: market-based compliance mechanisms.	Self	Support
SB 224: Agricultural land: foreign ownership and interests: foreign governments.	Self	Against
SB 488: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy projects: community choice aggregators.	Self	Support
Apr 24, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
AB 625: Forest biomass: management: emissions: energy.	Self	Support
Apr 10, 2023Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 901: Wildfires.	Self	Support
Aug 31, 2018Senate Floor		Support
Aug 27, 2018Joint Conference Committee		Support
Aug 14, 2018Joint Conference Committee		NA
AB 2470: Invasive Species Council of California.	Self	Support
Aug 30, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture		Support
Aug 27, 2018Senate Floor		Support
Jun 18, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture		Support
AB 2528: Climate adaptation.	Self	Against
AB 2889: Timber harvesting plans: guidance and assistance.	Self	Support
AB 1954: Timber harvest plans: exemption: reducing flammable materials.	Self	Support
Apr 9, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Apr 6, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 2627: Migratory nongame birds: Migratory Bird Treaty Act: authorized take.	Self	Against
AB 2069: Medicinal cannabis: employment discrimination.	Self	Against
AB 2842: Wood products.	Self	Support
Apr 23, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 2672: California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: wildfires.	Self	Support
SB 1414: Timber harvesting plans: San Jose Water Company.	Self	Against
AB 2208: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: local publicly owned electric utilities: electrical corporations: geothermal, biogas, and biomass energy resources.	Self	Support
Apr 23, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Apr 23, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Apr 18, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
Apr 18, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
Apr 17, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
SB 1260: Fire prevention and protection: prescribed burns.	Self	Support
Apr 16, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Support
Apr 16, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		NA
AB 2518: Innovative forest products and mass timber.	Self	Support
Apr 16, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 2091: Fire prevention: prescribed burns: insurance pool.	Self	NA
Apr 9, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		NA
AB 1956: Fire prevention activities: local assistance grant program.	Self	Support
Apr 9, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Apr 6, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 2126: California Conservation Corps: forestry corps program.	Self	Support
Apr 6, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 3102: Lake or streambed alteration agreements: limitation on mitigation measures: environment.	Self	Support
AB 2966: Disaster relief.	Self	Support
Apr 3, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Organization		Support
SB 506: Department of Fish and Wildlife: lake or streambed alteration agreements: Internet Web site.	Self	Support
Jul 7, 2017Senate Floor		Support
AB 425: Timber harvesting plans: exemptions: temporary roads.	Self	Support
Jun 27, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Support
Jun 22, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Support
Apr 17, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 1565: Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor.	Self	Against
Jun 26, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations		Against
Apr 17, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Labor and Employment		Against
AB 920: Electricity: procurement plans: integrated resource plans.	Self	Support
Jul 10, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Jul 7, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Apr 19, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
Apr 17, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Apr 17, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
SB 49: California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2017.	Self	Against
Jul 10, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Against
Jul 7, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Against
Jun 23, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials		Against
May 27, 2017Senate Floor		Against
Apr 3, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary		Against
AB 211: Department of Motor Vehicles: Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2018.	Self	Support
SB 33: Arbitration agreements.	Self	Against
Jun 25, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary		Against
May 18, 2017Senate Floor		Against
May 12, 2017Senate Floor		Against
SB 50: Federal public lands: conveyances.	Self	Against
Jun 26, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		NA
Jun 23, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Against
May 27, 2017Senate Floor		Against
AB 889: Secrecy agreements.	Self	Against
May 2, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection		Against
Apr 4, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary		Against
Apr 2, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary		Against
AB 1433: Tribal gaming: compact ratification.	Self	NA
Apr 24, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		NA
AB 1391: Forest resources: state responsibility area fire prevention: vegetation management.	Self	Support
Apr 14, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 975: Natural resources: wild and scenic rivers.	Self	NA
Apr 5, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations		NA
AB 77: Regulations: effective dates and legislative review.	Self	Support
Apr 3, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review		Support
AB 1066: Public works: definition.	Self	Against
Mar 27, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Labor and Employment		Against
AB 12: State government: administrative regulations: review.	Self	Support
Mar 20, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review		Support

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
AB 2126: Public contracts: Construction Manager/General Contractor contracts.	Self	Support
Jun 26, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Support
AB 2627: Department of General Services: report: contracting activity.	Self	Against
Jun 26, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Against
AB 345: Real estate licensees: continuing education requirements.	Self	Support
Jun 20, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality		Support
SB 859: Public resources: greenhouse gas emissions and biomass.	Self	Support
Aug 31, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Budget		Support
SB 807: Unmanned aircraft systems.	Self	Support
Aug 22, 2016Assembly Floor		Support
Aug 18, 2016Assembly Floor		Support
SB 1043: Biogas and biomethane.	Self	Against
Apr 5, 2016Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
AB 243: Medical marijuana.	Self	Support
Sep 11, 2015Senate Floor		Support
Jul 15, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality		Support
Jul 8, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Governance and Finance		NA
Jun 3, 2015Assembly Floor		Support
Apr 15, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture		Support
AB 1506: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.	Self	Support
Sep 9, 2015Assembly Floor		Support
Sep 2, 2015Senate Floor		Support
Jul 7, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary		Support
AB 429: Public contracts: preferences: forest products.	Self	Support
Sep 2, 2015Senate Floor		Support
Jul 14, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Support
Jul 14, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Support
May 11, 2015Assembly Floor		Support
SB 162: Treated wood waste.	Self	Support
Sep 1, 2015Assembly Floor		Support
Jun 1, 2015Senate Floor		Support
Apr 15, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality		Support
AB 590: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.	Self	Support
Aug 17, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations		Support
Jun 30, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Jun 30, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
May 13, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations		Support
Apr 13, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Apr 13, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 417: Forest practices: resource conservation standards.	Self	Support
Jul 6, 2015Assembly Floor		Support
AJR 18: Federal Wildfire Disaster Funding Act.	Self	Support
Jun 22, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
SB 288: Vandalism: redwood burls.	Self	Support
Jun 3, 2015Senate Floor		Support

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Financials

Below is a list of financial exchanges between this organization and receivers including campaign donations, gifts, independent expenditures or travel expenses.

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Total org contributions to all receivers from All

$829,049.65

Giver	Given By	Receiver	Transaction Type	Date	Amount
California Forestry Association	California Forestry Association PAC	Ted Lieu	Candidate Donations	May 15, 2006	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION P. A. C.	Cathleen Galgiani	Candidate Donations	May 15, 2006	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	California Forestry Association PAC	Lou Correa	Candidate Donations	Apr 4, 2006	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Roderick Wright	Candidate Donations	Mar 7, 2006	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	CA Forestry Association PAC	Bill Emmerson	Candidate Donations	Jul 13, 2005	$1,250
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California Forestry Association	CA Forestry Assoc. PAC	Mark Wyland	Candidate Donations	Jun 30, 2005	$1,250
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California Forestry Association	CA Forestry Assoc. PAC	Ronald Calderon	Candidate Donations	Feb 16, 2005	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	California Forestry Association PAC	Sharon Runner	Candidate Donations	May 14, 2004	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Lois Wolk	Candidate Donations	May 10, 2004	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	CALIF. FORESTRY ASSOC. PAC	Roger Niello	Candidate Donations	May 6, 2004	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	California Forestry Association PAC	Bill Emmerson	Candidate Donations	Feb 23, 2004	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	CA Forestry Assoc. PAC	Ronald Calderon	Candidate Donations	Aug 25, 2003	$234
Itemized Non-Monetary:: Fundraiser expenses
California Forestry Association	CA Forestry Association PAC	Wesley Chesbro	Candidate Donations	Jun 27, 2003	$1,000
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California Forestry Association	CA Forestry Assoc. PAC	Ronald Calderon	Candidate Donations	Apr 29, 2003	$2,000
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California Forestry Association	CA Forestry Assoc. PAC	Ronald Calderon	Candidate Donations	Mar 19, 2003	$175
Itemized Non-Monetary:: Fundraiser expenses