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California 20252026

AB 1457

General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Generalplan, disadvantagedcommunities, environmentaljusticeelement
Introduced / first action
2025-02-21 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Wildfires: training: defensible space: inspections.
  • Wildfires: training programs: defensible space: inspections.

Source-supplied abstracts

The Planning and Zoning Law requires each planning agency to prepare and the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and specified land outside its boundaries, that contains specified mandatory elements, including an environmental justice element, or related goals, policies, and objectives integrated in other elements, that identifies disadvantaged communities, as defined, within the area covered by the general plan of the city, county, or city and county, if the city, county, or city and county has a disadvantaged community, as specified. The law requires a city, county, or city and county subject to these provisions to adopt or review the environmental justice element, or the environmental justice goals, policies, and objectives in other elements, upon the adoption of the next revision of two or more elements concurrently on or after January 1, 2018. This bill would require a city, county, or city and county to meaningfully involve disadvantaged communities in the development, adoption, and implementation of the environmental justice element, or the related goals, policies, and objectives integrated in other elements, using methods that are designed to effectively involve disadvantaged communities based on local conditions and circumstances, as specified. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county subject to these provisions to adopt or review the environmental justice element, or the environmental justice goals, policies, and objectives in other elements, upon the earliest of the adoption or next revision of two or more elements concurrently on or after January 1, 2018, or June 30, 2031, except as specified. By increasing the duties on local governments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 18.).

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  3. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (August 27).

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  4. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

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  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).

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  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  14. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

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  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  17. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4584.)

  19. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

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  20. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  21. Ordered to the Senate.

  22. Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling.

  23. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  24. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2286.).

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  25. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  26. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  27. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  29. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  30. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  31. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2020.)

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  32. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  33. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  34. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  35. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  36. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  37. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  38. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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  39. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.M.

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  40. Read first time.

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  41. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  42. Introduced. To print.

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