CA AB 357
enactedCoastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 357 pass?
Yes. CA AB 357 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-03. Latest recorded action (2025-10-03): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 357 about?
The California Coastal Act of 1976, which is administered by the California Coastal Commission, requires a person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone to obtain a coastal development permit. The act provides for the submission and approval of long-range land use development plans as an alternative to project-by-project review to promote greater efficiency for the planning of public works or state university or college or private university development projects and provides for amendments to those plans. The act places limits on the conditions the commission may impose on projects contained in a plan that has been certified by the commission. The act authorizes the commission to, after a public hearing, by regulation, adopt procedures for the issuance by the executive director of the commission of waivers from coastal development permit requirements for any development that is de minimis, as specified. This bill would require the commission to defer to the state university or college or private university in determining the number of vehicle parking spaces necessary for residents of student, faculty, or staff housing facilities, as provided. The bill would authorize the executive director to determine that a proposed amendment to a public works plan or long-range development plan is de minimis and would provide the procedures for the determination and approval of amendments that are de minimis. The bill would require the commission to track and publish on a public portion of its internet website any public works plans or long-range development plans, amendments to public works plans or long-range development plans, and notices of impending development submitted by a state university or college or private university to the commission for approval, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 357?
Alvarez is the primary sponsor of CA AB 357.
Description
The California Coastal Act of 1976, which is administered by the California Coastal Commission, requires a person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone to obtain a coastal development permit. The act provides for the submission and approval of long-range land use development plans as an alternative to project-by-project review to promote greater efficiency for the planning of public works or state university or college or private university development projects and provides for amendments to those plans. The act places limits on the conditions the commission may impose on projects contained in a plan that has been certified by the commission. The act authorizes the commission to, after a public hearing, by regulation, adopt procedures for the issuance by the executive director of the commission of waivers from coastal development permit requirements for any development that is de minimis, as specified. This bill would require the commission to defer to the state university or college or private university in determining the number of vehicle parking spaces necessary for residents of student, faculty, or staff housing facilities, as provided. The bill would authorize the executive director to determine that a proposed amendment to a public works plan or long-range development plan is de minimis and would provide the procedures for the determination and approval of amendments that are de minimis. The bill would require the commission to track and publish on a public portion of its internet website any public works plans or long-range development plans, amendments to public works plans or long-range development plans, and notices of impending development submitted by a state university or college or private university to the commission for approval, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-29
- Latest action
- 2025-10-03 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Alvarezauthor
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Action timeline
2025-01-30
Read first time. To print.
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2025-01-31
From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
2025-02-18
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
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2025-04-29
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 28).
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2025-04-30
Read second time and amended.
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2025-05-01
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-14
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
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2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-06-05
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2104.)
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2025-06-09
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-06-18
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and HOUSING.
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2025-06-30
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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2025-07-09
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 8).
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2025-07-10
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
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2025-07-14
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-07-14
Withdrawn from committee.
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2025-08-13
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-08-25
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2025-08-26
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2920.).
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2025-09-12
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-12
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3372.).
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2025-09-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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2025-10-03
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-10-03
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2025.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-28 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Haney: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Flora: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
- Connolly: other
Do pass.
2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Sanchez: other
AB 357 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-05 · pass · 76-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Addis: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Chen: yes
- Hart: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Papan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Davies: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Lee: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Rogers: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Berman: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Ortega: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Zbur: other
- Gallagher: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Patel: yes
- Solache: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Flora: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Bains: yes
- Haney: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Fong: yes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
2025-07-08 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Limón: yes
- Allen: yes
- Stern: yes
- Laird: yes
- Grove: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Hurtado: yes
3rd Reading AB357 Alvarez By Wiener
2025-09-11 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Valladares: yes
- Umberg: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Jones: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Allen: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Limón: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Niello: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Choi: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Grove: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Becker: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
AB 357 Alvarez Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-12 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Addis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Soria: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Davies: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Krell: yes
- Chen: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bains: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lee: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Macedo: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ward: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Flora: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Zbur: other
- Muratsuchi: other
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