CA SB 344
enactedCalifornia Environmental Quality Act: City of San Diego: mixed-use development project.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 344 pass?
Yes. CA SB 344 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 786, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 344 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. This bill would provide that a specified City of San Diego environmental impact report for a mixed-use development project, known as the Midway Rising project, is deemed sufficient, adequate, and complete for full compliance with CEQA and that any approval of the project may rely conclusively on that report for compliance with CEQA. The bill would require that all mitigation measures adopted by the City of San Diego as the lead agency be conditions of approval of the project. The bill would require the lead agency to monitor and enforce those conditions for the life of each applicable obligation. To the extent this requirement would impose new duties on a local agency, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the project applicant to submit to the lead agency an annual status report on the implementation of those conditions. The bill would make its provisions operative upon the effective date of the bill or on the date the City Council of the City of San Diego certifies the report, whichever occurs later. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of San Diego. 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 344?
Weber Pierson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 344, joined by 2 cosponsors.
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. This bill would provide that a specified City of San Diego environmental impact report for a mixed-use development project, known as the Midway Rising project, is deemed sufficient, adequate, and complete for full compliance with CEQA and that any approval of the project may rely conclusively on that report for compliance with CEQA. The bill would require that all mitigation measures adopted by the City of San Diego as the lead agency be conditions of approval of the project. The bill would require the lead agency to monitor and enforce those conditions for the life of each applicable obligation. To the extent this requirement would impose new duties on a local agency, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the project applicant to submit to the lead agency an annual status report on the implementation of those conditions. The bill would make its provisions operative upon the effective date of the bill or on the date the City Council of the City of San Diego certifies the report, whichever occurs later. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of San Diego. 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
- 2025-02-12
- Latest action
- 2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 786, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Weber Piersonauthor
- Padillacoauthor
- Wardcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-29
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 786, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-29
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-08
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-30
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-30
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-30
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2026-08-30
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 6860.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-28
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-27
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 27).
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2026-08-27
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
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2026-08-26
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
2026-08-26
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2026-08-26
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-26
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
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2026-08-26
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-26
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 6562.)
2026-08-26
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 6562.)
2026-08-13
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
From inactive file.
2026-08-12
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Ward.
2025-07-17
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2025-07-17
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Garcia.
2025-07-16
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16).
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2025-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-05-29
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2025-05-15
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-05-15
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1090.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-05-13
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2025-05-12
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
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2025-05-02
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-28
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 916.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-04-03
Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-02
Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
referral-committee
2025-03-20
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-19
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2025-02-13
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2025-02-12
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 02/12/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-12Compare
- 03/20/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-20Compare
- 08/26/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-26Compare
- 08/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-27Compare
- 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
- 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-28 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Grayson: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Choi: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Niello: yes
- Menjivar: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd SB344 Weber Pierson
2025-05-15 · pass · 34-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Grayson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Allen: yes
- Limón: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Choi: yes
- Jones: yes
- Niello: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Stern: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Padilla: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Grove: other
- Rubio: other
- Cervantes: other
- Reyes: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-07-01 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Alanis: yes
- Chen: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Flora: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Haney: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ahrens: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2025-07-16 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Wicks: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hart: yes
- Fong: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pellerin: other
- Arambula: other
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