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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 237

Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources.

Became lawOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

233 days from first to latest action, across 32 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 29

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 5

  3. Heard in committee

    May 7

  4. Reported from committee

    May 7

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 15

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 13

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 15

  8. Became law

    Sep 19

AssemblySenateFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

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 as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

Senate · May 6, 2025

Passed 12–0

12 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Consent Calendar 2nd

Senate · May 15, 2025

Passed 34–0

34 Yea

0 Nay

6 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass.

Assembly · Sep 12, 2025

Passed 11–2

11 Yea

2 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 237 Grayson Senate Third Reading By WILSON

Assembly · Sep 13, 2025

Passed 66–4

66 Yea

4 Nay

10 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

W/O REF. TO FILE

Senate · Sep 13, 2025

Passed 28–0

28 Yea

0 Nay

12 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 118, Statutes of 2025.

    Sep 19, 2025 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    Sep 19, 2025 · Joint

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    Sep 15, 2025 · Joint

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 3056.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Judiciary

    Sep 13, 2025 · Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    Sep 13, 2025 · Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 4. Page 3484.) Ordered to the Senate.

    Sep 13, 2025 · Assembly

  7. Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

    Sep 13, 2025 · Assembly

  8. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 3441.)

    Sep 12, 2025 · Assembly

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (September 12). Natural Resources

    Sep 12, 2025 · Assembly

  10. (Corrected September 10).

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  11. Joint Rule 61 and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2801.)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  12. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  13. Joint Rule 61(a) suspended. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3191.)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  14. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. Natural Resources

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. Utilities and Energy

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  16. Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 60. Noes 20. Page 3128.)

    Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

  17. July 16 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

    Jul 15, 2025 · Assembly

  18. Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

    Jul 14, 2025 · Assembly

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. Utilities and Energy

    Jul 10, 2025 · Assembly

  20. Re-referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. Utilities and Energy

    Jun 27, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Jun 23, 2025 · Assembly

  22. Referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    May 29, 2025 · Assembly

  23. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    May 15, 2025 · Assembly

  24. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1090.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  25. Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 1026.) (May 6). Judiciary

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  27. Set for hearing May 6.

    Apr 11, 2025 · Senate

  28. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

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

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  30. Referred to Com. on RLS. Rules

    Feb 5, 2025 · Senate

  31. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.

    Jan 30, 2025 · Senate

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

    Jan 29, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 7 coauthors or sponsors

Show 7 more
  • Christopher Cabaldon coauthorD
  • Jesse Arreguín coauthorD
  • Jerry McNerney authorD
  • Lori Wilson authorD
  • Melissa Hurtado authorD
  • Anna Caballero principal coauthorD
  • Laura Richardson authorD

In committee

  • Rules

    Senate

    Referred Feb 5, 2025 · never reported

  • Judiciary

    Senate

    Referred Apr 2, 2025 · heard May 7, 2025 · reported after 35 days

  • Judiciary

    Assembly

    Referred May 29, 2025 · never reported

  • Utilities and Energy

    Assembly

    Referred Jun 27, 2025 · never reported

  • Natural Resources

    Assembly

    Referred Sep 10, 2025 · heard Sep 12, 2025 · reported after 2 days

Topics

CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityActCountyofKernOilspillpreventioncoastalresourcesexemptionsgasolinespecificationssuspensiontransportationfuelsassessment

Bill text

  • 01/29/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/20/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 05/08/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 06/23/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 07/10/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/10/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/15/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • 09/19/25 - ChapteredPDF
  • SB237HTML

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