CaliforniaCalifornia Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review.
What it does
Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the California Coastal Commission. Existing law requires the commission to have the primary responsibility for the implementation of the California Coastal Act of 1976 and designates it as the state coastal zone planning and management agency, as provided. Existing law, among other things, requires anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, in addition to obtaining any other permit required by law from any local government or from any state, regional, or local agency, to obtain a coastal development permit from the commission or a local government, as provided.
More detail
Existing law authorizes an appeal to the commission for any action taken by a local government on coastal development permit applications, requires the commission to hear the appeal, and establishes specified appeal procedures, as provided. Existing law requires the commission to provide for a de novo public hearing on an application for a coastal development permit and an appeal brought pursuant to the act, as provided.
This bill would require an appeal of an action by a local government on a coastal development permit application to be considered properly submitted if the appealing party or parties submit to the executive director a completed, signed copy of the appeal form provided by the commission within the applicable timeline, as provided. The bill would require, for purposes of an appeal of an action on a coastal development permit application by a local government or a port governing body, the commission to provide for de novo review and a public hearing on the coastal development permit application, as provided, if the commission determines that a substantial issue exists with respect to the grounds on which the appeal has been filed.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jul 16Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 103, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Jul 16Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Jul 15Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.To Governor
- Jul 2In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SB 963 Laird Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 2Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5985.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jun 25Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 9From 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.Minor
- Jun 8
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Minor
- Apr 30In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4114.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 28Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 27From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 27.
- Apr 14From 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.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Set for hearing April 14.
- Mar 27April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 24Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 18Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Mar 9From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Feb 11Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 4From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
- Feb 3Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced