SB 674

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2013-2014 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 22, 2013
  • Passed Senate Jan 23, 2014
  • Passed Assembly Aug 14, 2014
  • Signed by Governor Sep 25, 2014

California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: residential infill projects.

Abstract

(1) The California Environmental Quality Act, commonly referred to as CEQA, requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA exempts from these requirements residential infill projects meeting specified criteria, including, among other things, that a community-level environmental review was adopted or certified within 5 years of the date that the application for the project is deemed complete and the project promotes higher density infill housing. For the purposes of this exemption, CEQA defines "residential" to include a use consisting of residential units and primarily neighborhood-serving goods, services, or retail uses that do not exceed 15% of the total floor area of the project. This bill would instead exempt as "residential" a use consisting of residential units and primarily neighborhood-serving goods, services, or retail uses that do not exceed 25% of the total building square footage of the project. (2) Because this bill would require a lead agency to determine whether a project meets the above criteria to qualify for an exemption from CEQA, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Sponsors (1)

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Sep 25, 2014

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 549, Statutes of 2014.

Aug 20, 2014

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

Aug 14, 2014

Senate

In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6017.) Ordered to the Senate.

Aug 11, 2014

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

Aug 07, 2014

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 6).

Jun 26, 2014

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Jun 17, 2014

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on L. GOV.

Jun 12, 2014

Assembly

Assembly Rule 56 (pending re-referral to L. Gov.) suspended. (Page 5488.)

May 08, 2014

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV.

Jan 23, 2014

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 2637.) Ordered to the Assembly.

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Jan 22, 2014

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Jan 21, 2014

Senate

From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

Jan 17, 2014

Senate

Set for hearing January 21.

Jan 16, 2014

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2615.) (January 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Jan 10, 2014

Senate

Set for hearing January 15.

Jan 09, 2014

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E.Q.

Jan 06, 2014

Senate

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

  • Committee-Passage
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E., U., & C.

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Senate

Withdrawn from committee.

Mar 11, 2013

Senate

Referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E., U., & C.

Feb 25, 2013

Senate

Read first time.

Feb 23, 2013

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.

Feb 22, 2013

Senate

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

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02/22/13 - Introduced PDF
01/06/14 - Amended Senate PDF
08/18/14 - Enrolled PDF
09/25/14 - Chaptered PDF

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