CA SB722 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Passed on July 16 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-16 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 100, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Section 65912.157 of the Government Code, relating to land use, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

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Title

Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-07-02 - Assembly - SB 722 Wahab Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 70 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-06-24 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-17 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-10 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-26 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB722 Wahab et al. Urgency Clause (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-14 - 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]
2026-01-06 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - [First] hearing set for [04-30-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 3 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-07-16 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 100, Statutes of 2026.
2026-07-16 Approved by the Governor.
2026-07-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2026-07-02SenateIn Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-07-02AssemblyRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-06-25AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-06-24AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).
2026-06-18AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-10AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-06-10AssemblyCoauthors revised.
2026-05-04AssemblyReferred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
2026-01-26AssemblyIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-01-26SenateRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3282.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-01-21SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-20SenateFrom committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2026-01-15SenateSet for hearing January 20.
2026-01-15SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-01-14SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3225.) (January 14).
2026-01-08SenateSet for hearing January 14.
2026-01-07SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3184.) (January 6). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-01-05SenateRe-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
2026-01-05SenateRe-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-01-05SenateWithdrawn from committee.
2026-01-05SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-12-18SenateSet for hearing January 6 in HOUSING pending receipt.
2025-04-30SenateApril 29 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 3. Noes 3. Page 942.) Reconsideration granted.
2025-04-21SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-11SenateSet for hearing April 29.
2025-04-02SenateRe-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-26SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-03-12SenateReferred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-24SenateRead first time.
2025-02-24SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21SenateIntroduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Government Code65912.157Amended CodeCitation Text

California State Sources

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