CA AB 1740

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Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

(1) The California Coastal Act of 1976, among other things, establishes the California Coastal Commission and provides for the planning and regulation of development in the coastal zone, as defined. The act generally requires each local government, as specified, to prepare a local coastal program for certification by the commission, however, the act authorizes any local government to request the commission to prepare the local coastal program for the local government, as provided. The act generally prohibits, after certification of a local coastal program and all implementing actions within the affected area, the commission from exercising its coastal development permit review authority over any new development within the area to which the certified local coastal program, or any portion thereof, applies. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2029, the City of Santa Monica to submit to the commission a proposed, complete local coastal program for the city's portion of the coastal zone. By creating a new duty for the City of Santa Monica, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the commission to act within 6 months of receipt of the proposed, complete local coastal program, unless an extension is requested by the city. The bill would also require the commission, within 45 days of receipt of the proposed, complete local coastal program, to provide the city, in writing, a list of identified issues, if any, that require further refinement through suggested modifications for the local coastal program, as provided, and would require the city and the commission to coordinate expeditiously and in good faith to reach agreement on any suggested modifications within 6 months of receipt of the submitted complete proposal. If the commission fails to act on the city's complete, proposed local coastal program within 6 months of receipt of a submitted complete proposal, as provided, the bill would require the commission to provide quarterly, written updates to the Legislature describing, among other things, the reason for the delay. (2) Existing law prohibits an application by a local government to convert an existing motorized vehicle lane into a dedicated bicycle lane, dedicated transit lane, or a pedestrian walkway from being required to include a traffic study for the processing of either a coastal development permit or an amendment to a local coastal program. Existing law requires, if a proposal to convert an existing motorized vehicle travel lane into a dedicated bicycle lane, dedicated transit lane, or a pedestrian walkway within the developed portion of an existing road right-of-way requires an amendment to a local coastal program, that the amendment be processed in accordance with the procedures applicable to de minimus local coastal program amendments if the executive director of the commission makes specified determinations. This bill would require, if a proposal to convert part or all of a developed portion of an existing road right-of-way into a bicycle right-of-way, transit right-of-way, pedestrian walkway, or combination thereof requires an amendment to a local coastal program, that the amendment be processed in accordance with the procedures applicable to de minimus local coastal program amendments if the executive director determines that, on balance, the project will provide commensurate or enhanced public access to the coast. For an application for a coastal development permit to convert part or all of the developed portion of an existing road right-of-way that is not a state highway into a bicycle right-of-way, transit right-of-way, pedestrian walkway, or combination thereof, the bill would require the permit requirement be waived if the executive director determines that, on balance, the project will provide commensurate or enhanced public access to the coast. The bill would, until December 31, 2032, require, on or before January 31 of each year, the commission to post on its internet website and transmit to the Legislature a report that includes, among other things, the total number of applications received for a coastal development permit to convert part or all of the developed portion of an existing road right-of-way that is not a state highway into a bicycle right-of-way, transit right-of-way, pedestrian walkway, or combination thereof, as provided. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Santa Monica. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced: 2026-04-06
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-07-02 — Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2026-02-05
Read first time. To print.
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2026-02-06
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
2026-02-23
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and H. & C.D.
referral-committee
2026-04-06
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-07
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
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2026-04-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 13).
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2026-04-15
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-16
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
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2026-04-23
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22).
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2026-04-27
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-28
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 14).
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-22
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5271.)
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0.)
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2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and L. GOV.
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2026-06-15
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
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2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-07-02
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).
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2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Versions

02/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-05Compare
04/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-06Compare
04/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-15Compare
04/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-27Compare
05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
05/22/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-22Compare
06/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-15Compare
07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
2026-04-13 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Hoover: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Hart: other
- Pellerin: other
- Connolly: other
- Muratsuchi: 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.
2026-05-14 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Dixon: other
- Tangipa: other
- Ta: other
- Hoover: other
- Pellerin: other
AB 1740 Zbur Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Bennett: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Davies: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ta: yes
- Bains: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Flora: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Lee: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Addis: other
- Pellerin: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Boerner: other
- Connolly: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Berman: other
- Patel: other
- Rogers: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Sharp-Collins: other
- Irwin: other
- Hart: other
- Muratsuchi: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-06-23 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Grove: yes
- Stern: yes
- Allen: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-07-01 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Durazo: yes

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