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Bill Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004. The California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004 provides, among other things, that an innocent landowner, bona fide purchaser, or contiguous property owner, as defined, qualifies for immunity from liability from certain state statutory and common laws for pollution conditions caused by a release or threatened release of a hazardous material if specified conditions are met, including entering into an agreement for a specified site assessment and response plan. The act prohibits the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Water Resources Control Board, and a California regional water quality control board from requiring one of those persons to take a response action under certain state laws, except as specified. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2027. Existing law provides that a person who qualifies for immunity under the act before January 1, 2027, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2027, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the former act. us/states/ca California Legislature 20252026 AB 961 California AB 961 (20252026)
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California AB 961 (20252026) — Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.

The California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004 provides, among other things, that an innocent landowner, bona fide purchaser, or contiguous property owner, as defined, qualifies for immunity from liability from certain state statutory and common laws for pollution conditions caused by a release or threatened release of a hazardous material if specified conditions are met, including entering into an agreement for a specified site assessment and response plan. The act prohibits the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Water Resources Control Board, and a California regional water quality control board from requiring one of those persons to take a response action under certain state laws, except as specified. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2027. Existing law provides that a person who qualifies for immunity under the act before January 1, 2027, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2027, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the former act.

Version chain

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

  1. 02/20/25 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 09/05/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 10/01/25 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  4. AB961 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 09/15/25 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • 3rd Reading AB961 Ávila Farías et al. By Grayson — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 13–0 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
  • AB 961 Ávila Farías Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
  • AB 961 Ávila Farías Assembly Third Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
  • Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass. — 14–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Ávila Farías — primary (person)
  • Wicks — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2025-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
  • 2025-03-10 Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-09 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. 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
  • 2025-06-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1869.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-06-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2025-06-11 Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and JUD. referral-committee
  • 2025-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-07-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
  • 2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-09-02 Ordered to special consent calendar.
  • 2025-09-04 From special consent calendar.
  • 2025-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
  • 2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-09-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2824.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-10 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  • 2025-09-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3305.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  • 2025-10-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2025. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8915fcce-e151-494d-ac70-a452e3f29bea. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).

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