2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
AB609: California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development projects.
Legislative Summary
An act to add Section 21080.66 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
2/13/2025
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
2/14/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
State Assembly
3/24/2025
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and H. & C.D.
State Assembly
3/24/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
3/25/2025
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
State Assembly
4/21/2025
Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
State Assembly
4/21/2025
(Pending re-refer to Com. on H. & C. D.)
State Assembly
4/23/2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21).
State Assembly
4/24/2025
Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
4/28/2025
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
State Assembly
5/1/2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 30).
State Assembly
5/5/2025
Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
5/6/2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
State Assembly
5/14/2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
State Assembly
5/15/2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
5/19/2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
State Assembly
5/20/2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
AB 609 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
5/19/2025
67
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass
5/14/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
4/30/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
4/21/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/19/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Rules(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 10
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
David Alvarez
Democrat