CAMTB 2025 Legislative Agenda
The California Mountain Biking Coalition (CAMTB) advocates for the diverse needs of mountain bikers and trail organizations across the state. We believe investment in trails, parks, open space, and recreation is imperative. And we support investments and initiatives that preserve and protect the places we love to ride, and the trails that take us to, through, and from them.
2025 California State Legislative Agenda
CAMTB is tracking the following list of bills in Sacramento & DC this year. If you’d like to bring any bills to our attention or get our take on legislative or policy ideas, please get in touch with our LGA committee.
Legislative Breakdown: Trail Access & Stewardship
Funding
SB-287 – California Trails Conservancy
25/26 CA State Budget & Prop 4 Funding Swaps
S.811: The RTP Full Funding Act of 2025
Expanding Capacity of Trail Stewardship Community
California Mountain Biking & Trail Stewardship Month – A resolution we are pursuing following on our success in 2024.
AB-1039 – State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments.
AB-880 – State government grants and contracts: payment of claims and grantees’ indirect costs.
AB-545 – Vehicles: electric bicycles.
SB-586 – Off-highway motor vehicles: eMotos.
eBike / eMTB / eMoto Regulations
AB-545 – Vehicles: electric bicycles.
SB-586 – Off-highway motor vehicles: eMotos.
Access & Preservation of Public Lands
SB-392 – Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.
AB-1252 – State parks: Elephant Hill: City of Los Angeles.
Other
AB-1139 – California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: public access: nonmotorized recreation.
AB-1207 – Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism.
SB488 – Safety element: local hazard mitigation plan.
2025 Federal Legislative Agenda
CAMTB engages on a federal level via our advocacy partners at Outdoor Alliance and IMBA. Due to the substantial funding and staffing cuts for federal lands coming out of DC in 2025, we are diving in a bit further this session than in typical years.
BOLT Act implementation, Great American Outdoors Act reauthorization, and community calls to action are on all on tap for our LGA team in 2025.
S.811: The RTP Full Funding Act of 2025
Updated as of 3/07/25.
Our Legislative Priorities
The CAMTB community is actively engaging legislators and land managers, as well as our non-profit and industry partners, to advocate for legislation and/or policy changes that:
- Increase funding for trails
- Promote equitable access to trails, public lands, and open spaces for all
- Preserve, protect, and expand public lands and open spaces
- Expand the capacities of the trail stewardship community and remove inherent barriers to their success as agency partners
CAMTB Advocacy Pillars
- Expanded & Enhanced Bike-Friendly Trails
- Environmental Stewardship
- Equitable Access to Public Lands
- Empowered Communities
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Contributions to CAMTB are not tax-deductible, as funds support our advocacy, lobbying, and political work. CAMTB is a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(4) organization, EIN #84-3396574.