CA SB 1361

enrolled

Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 1361 pass?

Not yet law. CA SB 1361 has passed both chambers and is enrolled, awaiting executive action (signature or veto) as of 2026-08-30. Latest recorded action (2026-09-08): Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

What is CA SB 1361 about?

Existing law requires a housing development project to be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development if certain requirements are met. Existing law provides that these provisions do not apply to a local agency until July 1, 2026, unless the local agency takes specified actions. Existing law defines various terms for these purposes. Existing law prohibits a local government from adopting any requirement that applies to a project solely or partially on the basis that the project is seeking approval as a transit-oriented housing development, as specified. This bill would additionally prohibit a local government with an existing or planned transit-oriented development stop from taking specified actions with respect to transit agencies and transit projects.

Who sponsors CA SB 1361?

Durazo is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1361, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-20
Latest action: 2026-09-08 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

2026-02-20
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2026-02-23
Read first time.
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2026-02-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-03-25
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-04-08
Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 29 in L. GOV. pending receipt.
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 3975.) (April 21).
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2026-04-23
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4096.) (April 29).
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2026-04-30
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 4338.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-06-01
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
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2026-06-10
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-06-10
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-23
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 1).
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2026-08-03
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-18
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-18
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-28
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-30
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-09-08
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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Versions

02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
03/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-25Compare
04/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-23Compare
04/30/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-30Compare
06/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-23Compare
08/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-18Compare
09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
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Votes

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-04-21 · pass · 9-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Caballero: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: no
Do pass as amended
2026-04-29 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Choi: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading SB1361 Durazo et al.
2026-05-19 · pass · 31-8
Member-level votes (40)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: no
- Grove: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Dahle: no
- Jones: no
- Choi: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-06-10 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Lee: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Ward: yes
- Haney: yes
- Patterson: other
- Tangipa: other
- Ta: other
Do pass.
2026-07-01 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Ransom: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ward: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Johnson: no
- Ta: other

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1361

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