CA AB40 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Enrolled on August 28 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-09-08 - Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on August 28 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-09-08 - Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 21080.52 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.
Title
California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impact reports: coal handling, storage, and export.
Sponsors
| Asm. Mia Bonta [D] | Sen. Jesse Arreguin [D] | Asm. Steve Bennett [D] | Asm. Liz Ortega [D] |
| Asm. Chris Rogers [D] | Sen. Henry Stern [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-08-28 - Assembly - AB 40 Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 50 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2026-08-27 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-25 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB40 Bonta et al. By Arreguín (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-07-01 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-11 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Assembly - AB 40 Bonta Third Reading Urgency (Y: 58 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-08-27 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-25 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB40 Bonta et al. By Arreguín (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-07-01 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-11 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Assembly - AB 40 Bonta Third Reading Urgency (Y: 58 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. | |
| 2026-08-28 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 17.). |
| 2026-08-27 | Assembly | From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (August 27). |
| 2026-08-26 | Assembly | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. |
| 2026-08-26 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. |
| 2026-08-25 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-25 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.). |
| 2026-08-24 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-21 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-18 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-17 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-04 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 1). |
| 2026-06-22 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. |
| 2026-06-15 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 (c). |
| 2026-06-15 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2026-06-15 | Senate | Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-06-15 | Senate | From inactive file. |
| 2025-09-13 | Senate | Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson. |
| 2025-08-25 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-21 | Senate | (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2233.) |
| 2025-08-21 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-08-21 | Senate | Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-21 | Senate | From inactive file. |
| 2025-07-07 | Senate | Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Menjivar. |
| 2025-07-01 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-04-21 | Assembly | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 9. Page 1174.). |
| 2025-04-10 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-04-09 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (April 9). |
| 2025-03-26 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-03-06 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| 2025-03-05 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-02-03 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| 2024-12-03 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee January 2. |
| 2024-12-02 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Resources Code | 21080.52 | New Code | See Bill Text |
