Ben Allen
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 24
Author
Existing law prohibits a city, including a charter city, county, and city and county, from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation that prohibits the installation of drought-tolerant landscaping, synthetic grass, or artificial turf on residential property, as specified. This bill would instead prohibit a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation that prohibits the installation of drought-tolerant landscaping using living plant material on residential property. The bill would specify that drought-tolerant landscaping does not include the installation of synthetic grass or artificial turf. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 498, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 10. Page 3251.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 12).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 5. Page 1274.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 939.) (April 26).
Set for hearing April 26.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB676 | HTML |
| 02/16/23 - Introduced | |
| 04/18/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/14/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/24/23- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 05/03/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/11/23- Assembly Local Government | |
| 08/09/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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