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Assembly bill · 20252026

AB 734

Environmental protection: biological resources data: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: powerplants: power lines: applications.

Progress

338 days from first to latest action, across 24 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 18

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 28

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 30

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 30

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jun 2

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 3

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 9

  8. Became law

    Vetoed

AssemblySenateMarMayJulSepNovJan

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

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

Assembly · Apr 29, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 8–3

8 Yea

3 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass.

Assembly · May 23, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 11–3

11 Yea

3 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 734 Schultz Assembly Third Reading

Assembly · Jun 2, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 61–15

61 Yea

15 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]

Senate · Jul 1, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 14–2

14 Yea

2 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Senate · Jul 8, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 5–1

5 Yea

1 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · Aug 18, 2025

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · Aug 29, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 5–2

5 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading AB734 Schultz et al. By Allen

Senate · Sep 3, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 31–9

31 Yea

9 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

    Oct 1, 2025 · Assembly

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

    Oct 1, 2025 · Assembly

  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Joint

  5. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. Appropriations

    Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2449.).

    Sep 3, 2025 · Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Senate

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). Appropriations

    Aug 29, 2025 · Senate

  9. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jul 9, 2025 · Senate

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. Natural Resources and Water

    Jul 1, 2025 · Senate

  12. Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and N.R. & W. Energy, Utilities and Communications

    Jun 11, 2025 · Senate

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 15. Page 1849.)

    Jun 2, 2025 · Assembly

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 27, 2025 · Assembly

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23). Appropriations

    May 23, 2025 · Assembly

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

    May 14, 2025 · Assembly

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

  19. Coauthors revised.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

  20. Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W. Water, Parks and Wildlife

    Apr 22, 2025 · Assembly

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.

    Apr 21, 2025 · Assembly

  22. Referred to Com. on W. P., & W. Water, Parks and Wildlife

    Mar 28, 2025 · Assembly

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

    Feb 19, 2025 · Assembly

  24. Read first time. To print.

    Feb 18, 2025 · Assembly

Authors

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  • Jessica Caloza coauthorD

In committee

Topics

Bill text

  • 02/18/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 04/21/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/05/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • AB734HTML

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