Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion.
Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, 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 from the California Coastal Commission or a local government, as provided. The act provides that a coastal development permit is not required for specified types of development in specified areas, as provided. Existing law provides that a coastal development permit is not required for any category of development, or any category of development within a specified geographic area, if the commission, after a public hearing, and by a 23 vote of its appointed members, finds that there is no potential for any significant adverse effect, as specified, on coastal resources or on public access to, or along, the coast and, where the exclusion precedes certification of the applicable local coastal program, that the exclusion will not impair the ability of local government to prepare a local coastal program.
California SB 484 (20252026) — Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion.
Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, 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 from the California Coastal Commission or a local government, as provided. The act provides that a coastal development permit is not required for specified types of development in specified areas, as provided. Existing law provides that a coastal development permit is not required for any category of development, or any category of development within a specified geographic area, if the commission, after a public hearing, and by a 23 vote of its appointed members, finds that there is no potential for any significant adverse effect, as specified, on coastal resources or on public access to, or along, the coast and, where the exclusion precedes certification of the applicable local coastal program, that the exclusion will not impair the ability of local government to prepare a local coastal program.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB484 Laird Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
SB 484 Laird Senate Third Reading By Haney — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Laird — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-26 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2025-03-26 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
2025-04-02 Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and HOUSING. referral-committee
2025-04-03 Set for hearing April 8.
2025-04-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 707.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-24 Set for hearing April 29.
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 936.) (April 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-05-09 Set for hearing May 19.
2025-05-19 May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-20 Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1202.) (May 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1283.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-06-05 Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and H. & C.D. referral-committee
2025-06-24 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-25 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-20 August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-04 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2907.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-08 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2607.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-10-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 416, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9cb75a38-fae3-4f08-b44b-52e99a4e4b05. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).