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California State Legislature · AB 527 · Vetoed

California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects: geothermal field development projects: enhanced geothermal system wells.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects: geothermal field development projects: enhanced geothermal system wells. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Read first time. To print. · Feb 10, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. · Feb 11, 2025
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. · Mar 3, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. · Apr 10, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. · Apr 21, 2025
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. · Apr 21, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. · Apr 21, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. · Apr 22, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 28). · May 1, 2025
Read second time and amended. · May 5, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · May 6, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). · May 14, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 15, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1729.) · May 27, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · May 28, 2025
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and N.R. & W. · Jun 4, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q. · Jun 24, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 2). · Jul 3, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. · Jul 7, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16). · Jul 23, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 23, 2025
In committee: Referred to suspense file. · Aug 18, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Aug 29, 2025
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 5, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 8, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2739.). · Sep 9, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · Sep 9, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3196.). · Sep 10, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. · Sep 22, 2025
Vetoed by Governor. · Oct 6, 2025
Consideration of Governor's veto pending. · Oct 6, 2025
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. · Jan 22, 2026

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

PapanRogers

Recorded votes

AB 527 Papan Concurrence in Senate AmendmentsAssembly · 2025-09-10 · (PASS) · Ayes 79, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Assembly 3rd Reading AB527 Papan et al. By LimónSenate · 2025-09-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 36, Noes 0, Abstain 4
Do passSenate · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-08-18 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-07-16 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]Senate · 2025-07-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 1, Abstain 0
AB 527 Papan Assembly Third ReadingAssembly · 2025-05-27 · (PASS) · Ayes 76, Noes 0, Abstain 3
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-05-14 · (PASS) · Ayes 15, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-04-28 · (PASS) · Ayes 14, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. (Jan 22, 2026).