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Yes: 146 • No: 0
CaliforniaSB 8562025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
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Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
Faster coastal permits and appeals
Local governments can take over issuing coastal permits in areas with certified land use plans, except for projects the law keeps under state review and projects by state agencies. Before taking authority, they must adopt procedures that meet commission standards and submit them; authority shifts within 120 days after plan certification (or the law’s later effective date), and locals may delay the start by up to 90 days by resolution. Applicants and aggrieved people can appeal many local decisions to the commission; the commission can approve, change, or deny, and it will not hear an appeal if there is no substantial issue. The commission can extend any time limit in these rules for good cause by up to one year. For port master plans, the commission must act within 90 days after submittal or the plan is deemed certified; it cannot change the plan as a condition of certification. If the state Controller approves a local mandate claim and the Legislature does not fund it the next year, the local government can postpone required deadlines by the number of years until funds are provided.
New coastal zone lines in LA and Orange
The law redraws coastal zone boundaries in parts of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Some areas move into the coastal zone (for example, parts of the Santa Monica Mountains and specific tracts in Huntington Beach and San Clemente), while others are excluded (including mapped areas near Vista del Mar, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, and Capistrano Beach). In the LAX area, the inland line is set at the Pershing Drive built after January 1, 1970. In Newport Beach, a mapped addition is excluded if the state transportation department signs a hospital-use agreement within one year of the act’s effective date. Exact parcels are identified on the referenced coastal maps and may change which projects need coastal permits.
Twice-yearly ballast water reports online
Beginning April 30, 2026, the commission posts ballast water reports online twice a year. The posts include vessel types and arrival ports, ballast water volumes by vessel type and port, and vessel inspection and compliance rates when available.
Coastal permit fees and appeal deposit
The commission can charge reasonable filing fees and expenses to process coastal permits. It can waive fees for 501(c)(3) nonprofits doing habitat work or providing public access and note if the waiver covers future amendments. For appeals, the executive director can require a $300 deposit within five working days if an appeal is clearly frivolous and the appellant is not a public agency or commission member. The $300 is refunded if the commission later finds a substantial issue.
Two Coastal Act sections repealed
The law repeals Public Resources Code Sections 30103.5 and 30108.1. Any duties, processes, or authorities in those sections no longer apply and affected parties must rely on other laws.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 8/21/2025
Item 154 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 77 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/16/2025
Vote in CX25
Yes: 13 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/7/2025
Vote in CX16
Yes: 14 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/8/2025
Item 145 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 36 • No: 0
legislature vote • 4/22/2025
Vote in CS55
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 102, Statutes of 2025.
8/28/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
8/28/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
8/27/2025legislatureIn Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
8/21/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2706.) Ordered to the Senate.
8/21/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
7/17/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16).
7/16/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7/8/2025HouseReferred to Com. on NAT. RES.
5/29/2025HouseIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
5/8/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1051.) Ordered to the Assembly.
5/8/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
5/6/2025SenateFrom committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
5/5/2025SenateSet for hearing May 5.
4/25/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 840.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4/23/2025SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
4/21/2025SenateSet for hearing April 22.
4/4/2025SenateReferred to Com. on N.R. & W.
3/19/2025SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after April 11.
3/12/2025SenateIntroduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
3/11/2025Senate
Bill Text
Chaptered
8/28/2025
Enrolled
8/25/2025
Amended Senate
4/21/2025
Introduced
3/11/2025