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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 786

Planning and zoning: general plan: judicial challenges.

Became lawOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

231 days from first to latest action, across 30 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 21

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 12

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 23

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 23

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 29

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 8

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 17

  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, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Senate · Apr 23, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 5–2

5 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Senate · Apr 29, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 11–2

11 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading

Senate · May 29, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 28–10

28 Yea

10 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Assembly · Jul 2, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 7–3

7 Yea

3 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Assembly · Jul 15, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 9–3

9 Yea

3 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended.

Assembly · Aug 29, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 11–4

11 Yea

4 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 786 Arreguín Senate Third Reading By Bryan

Assembly · Sep 8, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 58–19

58 Yea

19 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Unfinished Business SB786 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

Senate · Sep 9, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 30–10

30 Yea

10 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 526, Statutes of 2025.

    Oct 10, 2025 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    Oct 10, 2025 · Joint

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

    Sep 17, 2025 · Joint

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2719.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    Sep 8, 2025 · Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 3010.) Ordered to the Senate.

    Sep 8, 2025 · Assembly

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    Sep 2, 2025 · Assembly

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29). Appropriations

    Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

  10. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    Aug 20, 2025 · Assembly

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jul 16, 2025 · Assembly

  12. Coauthors revised.

    Jul 16, 2025 · Assembly

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Jul 3, 2025 · Assembly

  14. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD. Housing and Community Development

    Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly

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

    May 29, 2025 · Assembly

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1334.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

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

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  19. Set for hearing May 19.

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

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

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 943.) (April 29).

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 871.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  23. Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  24. Set for hearing April 23.

    Apr 4, 2025 · Senate

  25. Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV., JUD., and APPR. Local Government

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

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

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  27. Referred to Com. on RLS. Rules

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  28. Read first time.

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

  29. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

  30. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 2 coauthors or sponsors

Show 2 more
  • Isaac Bryan coauthorD
  • Buffy Wicks coauthorD

In committee

  • Rules

    Senate

    Referred Mar 12, 2025 · never reported

  • Local Government

    Senate

    Referred Apr 2, 2025 · heard Apr 23, 2025 · reported after 21 days

  • Judiciary

    Senate

    Referred Apr 23, 2025 · heard Apr 30, 2025 · reported after 7 days

  • Appropriations

    Senate

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

  • Housing and Community Development

    Assembly

    Referred Jun 16, 2025 · heard Jul 3, 2025 · reported after 17 days

  • Judiciary

    Assembly

    Referred Jul 3, 2025 · heard Jul 16, 2025 · reported after 13 days

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred Jul 16, 2025 · heard Aug 29, 2025 · reported after 44 days

Topics

Planningandzoninggeneralplanjudicialchallenges

Bill text

  • 02/21/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/25/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 05/01/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 09/02/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/12/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • 10/10/25 - ChapteredPDF
  • SB786HTML

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