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CA SB 1258

withdrawn

Hazardous waste: site remediation: residential suitability guidelines.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1258 pass?

No. CA SB 1258 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 1258 about?

Existing law authorizes, when a release of waste occurs and remedial action is required, a responsible party, as defined, to request a local officer to supervise the remedial action if the site is not already overseen by the Department of Toxic Substances Control or a regional water quality control board. Existing law authorizes the department or a regional water quality control board to retain or assume oversight authority from a local officer, as specified. This bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board, working jointly with the department and in consultation with the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, to develop guidelines for developers and for agencies overseeing development-specific site remediations and making determinations of site suitability, as provided. The bill would require the board, in conjunction with the department, to develop thresholds of significance for contaminants from different sources and for different future uses, as provided. The bill would specify that sites with contamination above those thresholds shall be deemed not suitable for residential use.

Who sponsors CA SB 1258?

Wiener is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1258.

Description

Existing law authorizes, when a release of waste occurs and remedial action is required, a responsible party, as defined, to request a local officer to supervise the remedial action if the site is not already overseen by the Department of Toxic Substances Control or a regional water quality control board. Existing law authorizes the department or a regional water quality control board to retain or assume oversight authority from a local officer, as specified. This bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board, working jointly with the department and in consultation with the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, to develop guidelines for developers and for agencies overseeing development-specific site remediations and making determinations of site suitability, as provided. The bill would require the board, in conjunction with the department, to develop thresholds of significance for contaminants from different sources and for different future uses, as provided. The bill would specify that sites with contamination above those thresholds shall be deemed not suitable for residential use.

Introduced
2026-02-19
Latest action
2026-05-14 — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wienerauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-14

    May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  3. 2026-05-04

    May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  5. 2026-04-20

    Withdrawn from committee.

    withdrawal

  6. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-04-16

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

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  8. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3900.) (April 15).

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  9. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 15.

  10. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Coms. on E.Q. and HOUSING.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-26

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  12. 2026-03-26

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-25

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

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  14. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.

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  15. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  16. 2026-02-19

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 03/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-25Compare
  • 04/16/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-16Compare
  • SB1258Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]

    2026-04-15 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Hurtado: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1258

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