Existing law requires local governments lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone or within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to, on or before January 1, 2034, develop a sea level rise plan with specified required content as part of a local coastal program that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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This bill would authorize the applicable commission, when approving a local coastal plan or an amendment to a local coastal plan, to deem existing sea level rise information or plans prepared by a local government to satisfy the content requirements for a sea level rise plan. The bill would provide that local governments are encouraged, on or before January 1, 2029, to consult with the California Coastal Commission, in a voluntary early consultation, regarding sea level rise plans in the preparation of a local coastal program or an amendment to a local coastal program.
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History
2025
Oct 3Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 286, Statutes of 2025.Latest
Sep 11Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
Sep 4In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
Vote recorded Special Consent. Result: pass.Upper
Sep 4Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2522.).Passed Senate
Sep 2Ordered to special consent calendar.
Aug 29Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
Aug 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).Minor
Jul 7In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). 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
Jun 11Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
Jun 3In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
Vote recorded AB 996 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1913.)Passed Assembly
May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
May 23Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
May 23From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).Major
May 14In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
May 1Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
Apr 30Read second time and amended.Major
Apr 29From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 28).Major
Apr 28
Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 22Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Minor
Apr 21From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.Major
Mar 11Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Minor
Mar 10From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.Major
Mar 10Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Minor
Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.