CA AB 1732
enactedCalifornia Environmental Quality Act: exemption: affordable housing projects: public university or public college housing projects.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1732 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1732 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 792, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1732 about?
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2033, exempts from its requirements certain actions for affordable housing projects that meet specified requirements, including confirmation by a public agency that, among other things, the project site satisfies specified requirements and a vacant project site does not contain tribal cultural resources that could be affected by the development that were found pursuant to a consultation and the effects of which cannot be mitigated, as provided. This bill would extend the operation of the above-described exemption to January 1, 2037, and would expand the exemption to also include a public university or public college housing project, as defined, that meets specified requirements. Because the bill would extend the operation of the exemption and would increase duties on a lead agency related to the expansion of this exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors CA AB 1732?
Alvarez is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1732, joined by 9 cosponsors.
Description
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2033, exempts from its requirements certain actions for affordable housing projects that meet specified requirements, including confirmation by a public agency that, among other things, the project site satisfies specified requirements and a vacant project site does not contain tribal cultural resources that could be affected by the development that were found pursuant to a consultation and the effects of which cannot be mitigated, as provided. This bill would extend the operation of the above-described exemption to January 1, 2037, and would expand the exemption to also include a public university or public college housing project, as defined, that meets specified requirements. Because the bill would extend the operation of the exemption and would increase duties on a lead agency related to the expansion of this exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-14
- Latest action
- 2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 792, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Alvarezauthor
- Alaniscoauthor
- Ávila Faríascoauthor
- Calozacoauthor
- Muratsuchicoauthor
- Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
- Schultzcoauthor
- Zburcoauthor
- Ahrenscoauthor
- Wicksauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-29
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 792, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-29
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-31
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6482.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-20
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5589.).
2026-08-18
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-10
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-08-03
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-29
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and HOUSING.
referral-committee
2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5442.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-20
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5167.)
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-05-06
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-28
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-27
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-23
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-16
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and H. & C.D.
referral-committee
2026-02-06
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
2026-02-05
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
Versions
- 02/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-05Compare
- 04/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-15Compare
- 04/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-27Compare
- 05/14/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-14Compare
- 05/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-20Compare
- 08/03/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-03Compare
- 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
- 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
2026-04-13 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Hoover: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Hart: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Pellerin: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-22 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Kalra: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ta: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Haney: yes
- Caloza: yes
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-13 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: other
AB 1732 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Davies: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Addis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lee: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Solache: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bains: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ward: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ta: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Flora: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Pellerin: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
2026-06-24 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Valladares: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Allen: yes
- Hurtado: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Padilla: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Gonzalez: other
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