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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 79

Housing development: transit-oriented development.

Became lawOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

268 days from first to latest action, across 47 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 15

  2. Referred to committee

    Jan 29

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 23

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 23

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jun 3

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 11

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 23

  8. Became law

    Oct 10

AssemblySenateFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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 [Local Government]

Senate · Apr 22, 2025

Passed 6–2

6 Yea

2 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Senate · Apr 30, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 4–3

4 Yea

3 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · May 19, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended

Senate · May 23, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 4–2

4 Yea

2 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading

Senate · Jun 3, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 21–13

21 Yea

13 Nay

6 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Assembly · Jul 2, 2025

Passed 9–2

9 Yea

2 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Assembly · Jul 16, 2025

Passed 6–1

6 Yea

1 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended.

Assembly · Aug 29, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 8–6

8 Yea

6 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Unfinished Business SB79 Wiener et al. Concurrence

Senate · Sep 12, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 21–8

21 Yea

8 Nay

11 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 79 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Quirk-Silva

Assembly · Sep 12, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 43–19

43 Yea

19 Nay

18 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 512, 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 23, 2025 · Joint

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 21. Noes 8. Page 2967.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations

    Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 43. Noes 19. Page 3318.) Ordered to the Senate.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly

  7. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly

  8. Read third time and amended.

    Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly

  9. Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.

    Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Sep 2, 2025 · Assembly

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 6.) (August 29). Appropriations

    Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Aug 20, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 16).

    Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly

  16. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly

  17. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

    Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

  19. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. Local Government

    Jul 7, 2025 · Assembly

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 2).

    Jul 3, 2025 · Assembly

  21. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. Housing and Community Development

    Jun 23, 2025 · Assembly

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. Housing and Community Development

    Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly

  23. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D., L. GOV., and NAT. RES. Housing and Community Development

    Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Jun 4, 2025 · Assembly

  25. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 1474.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

  26. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

  27. Ordered to second reading.

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  28. Read third time and amended.

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  29. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  30. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1191.) (May 23). Appropriations

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  31. Set for hearing May 23.

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

  32. May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

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

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  34. Set for hearing May 19.

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  35. May 12 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  36. Set for hearing May 12.

    May 2, 2025 · Senate

  37. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 3. Page 967.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

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

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  39. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 831.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. Local Government

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  40. Set for hearing April 30 in L. GOV. pending receipt.

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

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

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  42. Set for hearing April 22.

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  43. Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV. Housing

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

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

    Mar 5, 2025 · Senate

  45. Referred to Com. on RLS. Rules

    Jan 29, 2025 · Senate

  46. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.

    Jan 16, 2025 · Senate

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

    Jan 15, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 3 coauthors or sponsors

Show 3 more
  • Alex Lee coauthorD
  • Buffy Wicks principal coauthorD
  • Matt Haney coauthorD

In committee

  • Rules

    Senate

    Referred Jan 29, 2025 · never reported

  • Housing

    Senate

    Referred Mar 12, 2025 · heard Apr 23, 2025 · reported after 42 days

  • Local Government

    Senate

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

  • Appropriations

    Senate

    Referred Apr 30, 2025 · heard May 27, 2025 · reported after 27 days

  • Housing and Community Development

    Assembly

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

  • Local Government

    Assembly

    Referred Jul 7, 2025 · heard Jul 17, 2025 · reported after 10 days

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred Jul 17, 2025 · heard Aug 29, 2025 · reported after 43 days

Topics

Housingdevelopmenttransit-orienteddevelopment

Bill text

  • 01/15/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/05/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 04/09/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 04/23/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 05/13/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 05/28/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 05/29/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 06/16/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 06/23/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 07/07/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 07/08/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 07/17/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/02/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/05/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/17/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • 10/10/25 - ChapteredPDF
  • SB79HTML

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SB 79 (20252026) · Polis