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California State Legislature · SB 786 · Chaptered (Chapter 526, Statutes of 2025)

Planning and zoning: general plan: judicial challenges.

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Officially: “Planning and zoning: general plan: judicial challenges. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

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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 RLS. · Mar 12, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. · Mar 25, 2025
Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV., JUD., and APPR. · Apr 2, 2025
Set for hearing April 23. · Apr 4, 2025
Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt. · Apr 10, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 871.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Apr 23, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 943.) (April 29). · Apr 30, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · May 1, 2025
Set for hearing May 19. · May 9, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. · May 19, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 20, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1334.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 29, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · May 29, 2025
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD. · Jun 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jul 3, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Jul 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (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 4.) (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 58. Noes 19. Page 3010.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 8, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 8, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2719.) 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 526, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 10, 2025

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

ArreguínBryanWicks

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB786 Arreguín et al. ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 30, Noes 10, Abstain 0
SB 786 Arreguín Senate Third Reading By BryanAssembly · 2025-09-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 58, Noes 19, Abstain 3
Do pass as amended.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 4, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-15 · (PASS) · Ayes 9, Noes 3, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Assembly · 2025-07-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 3, Abstain 2
Senate 3rd Reading SB786 ArreguínSenate · 2025-05-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 28, Noes 10, Abstain 2
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Senate · 2025-04-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 2, 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 526, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 10, 2025).