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AB 1997

Land use: housing development approvals: timelines and processes.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Landuse, housingdevelopmentapprovals, timelinesandprocesses
Introduced / first action
2026-02-17 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. The Permit Streamlining Act sets forth various procedures for the review and approval of development project applications. Among other things, the act requires a public agency that is the lead agency or a responsible agency for a development project to approve or disapprove the project within a specified period of time, which varies depending on the project's phase in the CEQA process. The act defines "development project" to include specified housing development projects, as provided. This bill would additionally require approval or disapproval of a housing development project within 30 days from the date of certification by the lead agency of the EIR, if the EIR is prepared pursuant to specified provisions of CEQA if certain other conditions are met. The bill would also define "housing development project" for the purposes of the Permit Streamlining Act and make additional conforming changes. By imposing additional duties on local agencies, the 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.

Sponsors

  • Lee (primary), author

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

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  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 4. Page 6508.).

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  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 3.).

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  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

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  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 17).

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  11. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.

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

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  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 3. Page 5369.)

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  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 14).

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  17. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)

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

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  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. Read second time and amended.

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  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 22).

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  22. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

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  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  25. (Pending re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D.)

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  26. Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4581.)

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

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  28. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

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  29. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.

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  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  31. Read first time. To print.

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