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California State Legislature · SB 676 · Chaptered (Chapter 550, Statutes of 2025)

California Environmental Quality Act: judicial streamlining: state of emergency: wildfire.

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Officially: “California Environmental Quality Act: judicial streamlining: state of emergency: wildfire. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 21, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. · Feb 24, 2025
Read first time. · Feb 24, 2025
Referred to Com. on E.Q. · Mar 5, 2025
Set for hearing April 2. · Mar 11, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. · Mar 24, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 635.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. · Apr 3, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Apr 9, 2025
Set for hearing April 22. · Apr 10, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 836.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 23, 2025
Set for hearing May 5. · Apr 25, 2025
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · May 5, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1209.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 23, 2025
Ordered to special consent calendar. · May 27, 2025
From special consent calendar on motion of Senator Gonzalez. · May 29, 2025
Ordered to third reading. · May 29, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1453.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 3, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Jun 4, 2025
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and JUD. · Jun 9, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 7). · Jul 8, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jul 9, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Jul 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 16, 2025
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Aug 20, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 3, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3008.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 8, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 8, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2717.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 9, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 17, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 10, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 550, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 10, 2025

The numbers

17
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

LimónBlakespearCervantesCorteseRichardsonSternArchuletaCaballeroGraysonPérezReyesUmbergBryanMacedoPachecoSanchezZbur

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB676 Limón et al. ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
SB 676 Limón Senate Third Reading By BennettAssembly · 2025-09-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 79, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass as amended.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 4
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-15 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Assembly · 2025-07-07 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Senate 3rd Reading SB676 Limón et al.Senate · 2025-06-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 39, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do passSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-05-05 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarSenate · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules]Senate · 2025-04-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 8, 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: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 550, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 10, 2025).