California Coastal Act of 1976: local planning and reporting.
Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976 (the Coastal Act) , among other things, 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, as provided. The Coastal Act generally requires each local government, as specified, to prepare a local coastal program, for certification by the California Coastal Commission. Existing law also imposes an analogous requirement on port governing bodies to prepare port master plans, for certification by the commission.
California AB 439 (20252026) — California Coastal Act of 1976: local planning and reporting.
Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976 (the Coastal Act) , among other things, 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, as provided. The Coastal Act generally requires each local government, as specified, to prepare a local coastal program, for certification by the California Coastal Commission. Existing law also imposes an analogous requirement on port governing bodies to prepare port master plans, for certification by the commission.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–1 (pass) · lower
AB 439 Rogers Assembly Third Reading — 54–13 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 10–2 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB439 Rogers By Allen — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Rogers — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-06 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-07 From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2025-02-18 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2025-03-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-09 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 9). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 13. Page 1314.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-04-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-07 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2025-06-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-06-23 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2457.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-03 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2025-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7a8e389c-96f7-40e9-99ae-72589add33ac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).