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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 486

Regional housing: public postsecondary education: changes in enrollment levels: California Environmental Quality Act.

Progress

233 days from first to latest action, across 33 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 19

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 26

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 2

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 2

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 27

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 9

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 22

  8. Became law

    Oct 10

AssemblySenateMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

Senate · Apr 1, 2025

Passed 11–0

11 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Senate · Apr 30, 2025

Passed 8–0

8 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading

Senate · May 27, 2025

Passed 39–0

39 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Assembly · Jun 18, 2025

Passed 11–0

11 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Assembly · Jul 14, 2025

Passed 13–0

13 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass.

Assembly · Aug 20, 2025

Passed 15–0

15 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 486 Cabaldon Senate Third Reading By Fong

Assembly · Sep 9, 2025

Passed 79–0

79 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Unfinished Business SB486 Cabaldon Concurrence

Senate · Sep 10, 2025

Passed 38–0

38 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 517, Statutes of 2025.

    Oct 10, 2025 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    Oct 10, 2025 · Joint

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

    Sep 22, 2025 · Joint

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2831.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations

    Sep 10, 2025 · Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3070.) Ordered to the Senate.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

  7. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly

  8. Read third time and amended.

    Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly

  9. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

  10. Read third time and amended.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 21, 2025 · Assembly

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20). Appropriations

    Aug 20, 2025 · Assembly

  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 14).

    Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly

  15. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. Natural Resources

    Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly

  17. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and NAT. RES. Housing and Community Development

    Jun 5, 2025 · Assembly

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

    May 28, 2025 · Assembly

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1250.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

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

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  22. Set for hearing May 19.

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 963.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. Environmental Quality

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  25. Set for hearing April 30.

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  26. April 23 hearing postponed by committee.

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  27. Set for hearing April 23.

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  28. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. Environmental Quality

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  29. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 609.) (April 1).

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  30. Set for hearing April 1.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  31. Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and E.Q. Housing

    Feb 26, 2025 · Senate

  32. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

    Feb 20, 2025 · Senate

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

    Feb 19, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

  • Housing

    Senate

    Referred Feb 26, 2025 · heard Apr 2, 2025 · reported after 35 days

  • Environmental Quality

    Senate

    Referred Apr 3, 2025 · heard May 1, 2025 · reported after 28 days

  • Appropriations

    Senate

    Referred May 1, 2025 · heard May 19, 2025 · reported after 18 days

  • Housing and Community Development

    Assembly

    Referred Jun 5, 2025 · heard Jun 18, 2025 · reported after 13 days

  • Natural Resources

    Assembly

    Referred Jun 18, 2025 · heard Jul 17, 2025 · reported after 29 days

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred Jul 17, 2025 · heard Aug 20, 2025 · reported after 34 days

Topics

Bill text

  • 02/19/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 04/03/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 04/28/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 07/17/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/03/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/05/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/13/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • 10/10/25 - ChapteredPDF
  • SB486HTML

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