Special motions to strike: priority housing development projects.
Existing law permits any party to file a notice of motion and motion to strike the whole or any part of a pleading. Under existing law, a party may file with the trial court a special motion to strike a cause of action against a person arising from any act of that person in furtherance of the person's right of petition or free speech under the United States Constitution or the California Constitution in connection with a public issue.
California SB 439 (20232024) — Special motions to strike: priority housing development projects.
Existing law permits any party to file a notice of motion and motion to strike the whole or any part of a pleading. Under existing law, a party may file with the trial court a special motion to strike a cause of action against a person arising from any act of that person in furtherance of the person's right of petition or free speech under the United States Constitution or the California Constitution in connection with a public issue.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · upper
SB 439 Skinner Senate Third Reading By Grayson — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB439 Skinner Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Skinner — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2023-02-22 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 Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-04-18 Set for hearing May 2.
2023-05-03 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 1011.) (May 2). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1053.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-11 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-05-18 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-05-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-06-06 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-06-12 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Reyes.
2023-06-12 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-01 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-01 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-07 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2987.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-07 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2599.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 779, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0d9a0c59-24d7-4858-a824-1bfae0f9b290. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).