California Senate Bill 954

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17)
Status: Enrolled on August 28 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-28 - Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An act to amend Sections 21067.5, 21080.085, 21080.1, and 21080.69 of, and to add Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 21189.100) to Division 13 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.

California Environmental Quality Act: advanced manufacturing facilities: exemption.

Sen. Catherine Blakespear [D]	Asm. Damon Connolly [D]	Asm. Dawn Addis [D]	Asm. Patrick Ahrens [D]
Sen. Benjamin Allen [D]	Sen. Jesse Arreguin [D]	Asm. Jessica Caloza [D]	Sen. Dave Cortese [D]
Asm. Ash Kalra [D]	Sen. John Laird [D]	Asm. Alex Lee [D]	Sen. Mike McGuire [D]
Asm. Gail Pellerin [D]	Sen. Sasha Renee Perez [D]	Sen. Eloise Reyes [D]	Asm. Nick Schultz [D]
Asm. Chris Ward [D]

2026-08-28 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB954 Blakespear et al. Concurrence (Y: 28 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-08-26 - Assembly - SB 954 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Connolly (Y: 50 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-24 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment] (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB954 Blakespear et al (Y: 23 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB954 Blakespear et al (Y: 22 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-04 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-08-28	Senate	Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-27	Senate	In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-26	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-21	Assembly	Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-21	Assembly	Read third time and amended.
2026-08-21	Assembly	Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2026-08-17	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-13	Assembly	Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-13	Assembly	From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).
2026-08-13	Assembly	Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-05	Assembly	August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-25	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-25	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2026-06-23	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
2026-06-15	Assembly	Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
2026-06-08	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. & E.
2026-05-26	Assembly	In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-26	Senate	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 10. Page 4447.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-18	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14	Senate	Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-05-14	Senate	From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4259.) (May 14).
2026-05-08	Senate	Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04	Senate	May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24	Senate	Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-22	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 4012.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-16	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2026-04-15	Senate	From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3899.) (April 15).
2026-04-15	Senate	Set for hearing April 22 in L., P.E. & R. pending receipt.
2026-04-09	Senate	Set for hearing April 15.
2026-04-08	Senate	Re-referred to Coms. on E.Q. and L., P.E. & R.
2026-03-25	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-11	Senate	Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-03	Senate	From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
2026-02-02	Senate	Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Resources Code	21067.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
Public Resources Code	21080.085	Amended Code	Citation Text
Public Resources Code	21080.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
Public Resources Code	21080.69	Amended Code	Citation Text
Public Resources Code	21189.100	New Code	See Bill Text

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