Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.
The California Coastal Act of 1976, which is administered by the California Coastal Commission, requires a person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone to obtain a coastal development permit. The act provides for the submission and approval of long-range land use development plans as an alternative to project-by-project review to promote greater efficiency for the planning of public works or state university or college or private university development projects and provides for amendments to those plans. The act places limits on the conditions the commission may impose on projects contained in a plan that has been certified by the commission. The act authorizes the commission to, after a public hearing, by regulation, adopt procedures for the issuance by the executive director of the commission of waivers from coastal development permit requirements for any development that is de minimis, as specified.
California AB 357 (20252026) — Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.
The California Coastal Act of 1976, which is administered by the California Coastal Commission, requires a person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone to obtain a coastal development permit. The act provides for the submission and approval of long-range land use development plans as an alternative to project-by-project review to promote greater efficiency for the planning of public works or state university or college or private university development projects and provides for amendments to those plans. The act places limits on the conditions the commission may impose on projects contained in a plan that has been certified by the commission. The act authorizes the commission to, after a public hearing, by regulation, adopt procedures for the issuance by the executive director of the commission of waivers from coastal development permit requirements for any development that is de minimis, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 357 Alvarez Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB357 Alvarez By Wiener — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
AB 357 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Alvarez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-01-30 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-01-31 From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
2025-02-18 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2025-04-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 28). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-04-30 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-01 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-05-14 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2104.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-09 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-18 Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and HOUSING. referral-committee
2025-06-30 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-09 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 8). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-10 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-14 Withdrawn from committee.
2025-07-14 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-08-13 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-08-25 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2920.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-12 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3372.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-10-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/816e44ab-4176-47ed-9e50-cbb4812a529a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).