CA SB 1008
enactedCalifornia Environmental Quality Act: exemption: railroad grade crossing closure.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1008 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1008 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 151, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1008 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 exempts certain projects from its requirements and authorizes a lead agency, if it determines a certain project is exempt from CEQA, to file a notice of exemption, as provided. This bill would exempt from CEQA the closure of a railroad grade crossing by order of the Public Utilities Commission if the commission finds the crossing to present a threat to public safety. The bill would provide that the exemption is inapplicable to any crossing for high-speed rail or any crossing for a project carried out by the High-Speed Rail Authority. The bill would require the lead agency to file the notice of exemption with specified public entities, as provided. Because the bill would impose additional duties on a lead agency with regard to the filing of the notice of 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. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors CA SB 1008?
Ochoa Bogh is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1008.
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 exempts certain projects from its requirements and authorizes a lead agency, if it determines a certain project is exempt from CEQA, to file a notice of exemption, as provided. This bill would exempt from CEQA the closure of a railroad grade crossing by order of the Public Utilities Commission if the commission finds the crossing to present a threat to public safety. The bill would provide that the exemption is inapplicable to any crossing for high-speed rail or any crossing for a project carried out by the High-Speed Rail Authority. The bill would require the lead agency to file the notice of exemption with specified public entities, as provided. Because the bill would impose additional duties on a lead agency with regard to the filing of the notice of 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. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-09
- Latest action
- 2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 151, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ochoa Boghauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 151, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-18
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-13
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-13
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6158.) Ordered to the Senate.
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-06
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-05
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-18
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-04-30
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-04-30
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4114.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-28
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-27
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-02
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-18
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3600.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-02-25
Set for hearing March 18.
2026-02-18
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and E., U & C.
referral-committee
2026-02-10
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
2026-02-09
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]
2026-03-18 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Hurtado: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Dahle: other
- Gonzalez: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-13 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Grove: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Stern: yes
- Becker: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Allen: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd SB1008 Ochoa Bogh Urgency Clause
2026-04-30 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Choi: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Limón: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grove: yes
- Jones: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Niello: yes
- Stern: yes
- Becker: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: other
- Arreguín: other
- Valladares: other
- Wahab: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-08 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Alanis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-24 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Patterson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Chen: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Davies: yes
- Hart: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ta: yes
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