CA SB963 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Senate Bill 963

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on July 16 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-16 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 103, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Sections 30628 and 30629 to the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.

Title

California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review.

Roll Calls

2026-07-02 - Assembly - SB 963 Laird 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]
2026-06-08 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-30 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd SB963 Laird (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-16		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 103, Statutes of 2026.
2026-07-16		Approved by the Governor.
2026-07-15		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2026-07-02	Senate	In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-07-02	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-06-25	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-06-24	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).
2026-06-09	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-05-18	Assembly	Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2026-04-30	Assembly	In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-04-30	Senate	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4114.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-04-28	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-04-27	Senate	From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2026-04-17	Senate	Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-14	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3869.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-02	Senate	Set for hearing April 14.
2026-03-27	Senate	April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-24	Senate	Set for hearing April 7.
2026-03-18	Senate	Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2026-03-09	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.
2026-02-04	Senate	From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
2026-02-03	Senate	Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Resources Code	30628	New Code	See Bill Text
Public Resources Code	30629	New Code	See Bill Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB963
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB963#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB963#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB963#97ENR
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB963#96CHP
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB963