Bill Commons

CA SB 958

enacted

California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impacts: building height.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 958 pass?

Yes. CA SB 958 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 788, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 958 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, for purposes of CEQA, prohibit the environmental impacts that are associated with increased building height alone from being considered significant impacts on the environment, if a project meets specified conditions, as provided. Because a lead agency would be required to determine if a project meets the specified conditions, 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.

Who sponsors CA SB 958?

Weber Pierson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 958.

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, for purposes of CEQA, prohibit the environmental impacts that are associated with increased building height alone from being considered significant impacts on the environment, if a project meets specified conditions, as provided. Because a lead agency would be required to determine if a project meets the specified conditions, 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.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 788, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Weber Piersonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 788, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-29

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-08

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-30

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  6. 2026-08-25

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 5. Page 6526.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-19

    Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-19

    Read third time and amended.

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  10. 2026-08-10

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-06

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  12. 2026-08-05

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).

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  13. 2026-06-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-22

    June 22 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  15. 2026-06-15

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

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  16. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  17. 2026-05-26

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  18. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4443.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  19. 2026-05-12

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-05-11

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  21. 2026-05-04

    Set for hearing May 11.

  22. 2026-04-30

    May 4 hearing postponed by committee.

  23. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  24. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4013.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  25. 2026-04-16

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

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  26. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3899.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  27. 2026-04-14

    Set for hearing April 22 in L. GOV. pending receipt.

  28. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 15.

  29. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Coms. on E.Q. and L. GOV.

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  30. 2026-03-24

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

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  31. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  32. 2026-02-03

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.

  33. 2026-02-02

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

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Versions

  • 02/02/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-02Compare
  • 03/24/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-24Compare
  • 04/16/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-16Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
  • 08/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-06Compare
  • 08/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-19Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

    2026-04-15 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-22 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Choi: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cervantes: yes

  • 3rd Reading SB958 Weber Pierson

    2026-05-26 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Dahle: other
    • Niello: other
    • Gonzalez: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-29 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Bryan: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Pellerin: other
    • Connolly: other
    • Muratsuchi: other

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