CA AB527 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Vetoed on October 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-01-22 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on October 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-01-22 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 3731 and 21065.5 of, to add Sections 3738 and 21080.71 to, and to add and repeal Section 21080.67 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to geothermal resources.
Title
California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects: geothermal field development projects: enhanced geothermal system wells.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-10 - Assembly - AB 527 Papan Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB527 Papan et al. By Limón (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Assembly - AB 527 Papan Assembly Third Reading (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-28 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB527 Papan et al. By Limón (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Assembly - AB 527 Papan Assembly Third Reading (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-28 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Assembly | Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. |
| 2025-10-06 | Assembly | Consideration of Governor's veto pending. |
| 2025-10-06 | Assembly | Vetoed by Governor. |
| 2025-09-22 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-10 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3196.). |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2739.). |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-05 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-23 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-23 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16). |
| 2025-07-07 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. |
| 2025-07-03 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 2). |
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q. |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and N.R. & W. |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1729.) |
| 2025-05-15 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). |
| 2025-05-06 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-05-05 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-05-01 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 28). |
| 2025-04-22 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| 2025-04-21 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-21 | Assembly | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-04-21 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| 2025-04-10 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-03 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| 2025-02-11 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. |
| 2025-02-10 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Resources Code | 21065.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Public Resources Code | 21080.67 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Public Resources Code | 21080.71 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Public Resources Code | 3731 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Public Resources Code | 3738 | New Code | See Bill Text |
