republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/sb-286.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Offshore wind energy projects."
description: "(1) Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, requires anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, except as specified, in addition to obtaining any other permit required by law from any local government or from any state, regional, or local agency, to obtain a coastal development permit from the California Coastal Commission or a local government with a certified local coastal program, as provided. The act authorizes the commission to process and act upon a consolidated coastal development permit application if a proposed project requires a coastal development permit from both a local government with a certified local coastal program and the commission and if the applicant, the local government, and the commission consent to consolidate the permit action."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "SB 286"
citation: "California SB 286 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Offshore wind energy projects"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McGuire"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 37
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbb6ba74-f3df-4327-abee-484f8386d055"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286"
source_hash: "d3bfed75c6c0bed50495738cef98b361c5d9e7d2b44bdd7c6950c415a9bdbd62"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 286 (20232024) — Offshore wind energy projects.

(1) Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, requires anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, except as specified, in addition to obtaining any other permit required by law from any local government or from any state, regional, or local agency, to obtain a coastal development permit from the California Coastal Commission or a local government with a certified local coastal program, as provided. The act authorizes the commission to process and act upon a consolidated coastal development permit application if a proposed project requires a coastal development permit from both a local government with a certified local coastal program and the commission and if the applicant, the local government, and the commission consent to consolidate the permit action.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/02/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28699INT)
2. **03/22/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28698AMD)
3. **05/01/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28697AMD)
4. **05/18/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28696AMD)
5. **06/05/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28695AMD)
6. **06/28/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28694AMD)
7. **08/14/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28693AMD)
8. **09/01/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28692AMD)
9. **09/07/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28691AMD)
10. **10/07/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28689CHP)
11. **SB286** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286)
12. **09/18/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB286&version=20230SB28690ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy] — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading SB286 McGuire et al. — **32–5** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB286 McGuire et al. Concurrence — **32–8** (pass) · upper
- SB 286 McGuire Senate Third Reading By Wood — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McGuire — primary (person)
- Caballero — coauthor (person)
- Dodd — coauthor (person)
- Limón — coauthor (person)
- Rubio — coauthor (person)
- Wood — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-02** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-03** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
- **2023-02-15** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E., U. & C. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Set for hearing April 11.
- **2023-04-11** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U. & C. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 657.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Set for hearing April 24.
- **2023-04-27** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 870.) (April 24). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-01** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-05** Set for hearing May 15.
- **2023-05-15** May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
- **2023-05-16** Set for hearing May 18.
- **2023-05-18** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1163.) (May 18). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-22** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 1279.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-05-25** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and U. & E. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 26). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-28** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-13** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 12). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-08-14** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-23** August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- **2023-09-01** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-07** Assembly Rule 69 suspended.
- **2023-09-07** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-07** Ordered to third reading.
- **2023-09-13** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3397.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-13** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2023-09-14** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 8. Page 2832.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-21** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2023-10-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-07** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 386, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbb6ba74-f3df-4327-abee-484f8386d055`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).