California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 839
California Environmental Quality Act: expedited judicial review: sustainable aviation fuel projects.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Blanca Rubio (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Pacheco (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report (EIR) 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 authorizes the Governor to certify projects meeting certain requirements as infrastructure projects and provide those certified projects with certain streamlining benefits, including requiring the lead agency to prepare the record of proceedings concurrently with the environmental review process and requiring the resolution of an action or proceeding challenging the certification of an EIR for certified projects or the granting of any project approvals, to the extent feasible, within 270 days of the filing of the record of proceedings with the court, as specified. Existing law requires the lead agency, within 10 days of the certification of an infrastructure project, to provide a public notice of the certification, as provided. If a lead agency fails to approve a project certified as an infrastructure project before January 1, 2033, existing law specifies that the certification is no longer valid.
This bill would authorize the Governor to certify up to 3 sustainable aviation fuel projects, as defined, meeting certain requirements, as infrastructure projects, thereby providing the above streamlining benefits to those projects. By expanding the duties of a lead agency as they relate to infrastructure projects and to sustainable aviation fuel projects, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.
Text versions
- 05/26/26 - Amended Senate· May 26, 2026
- 06/24/25 - Amended Senate· Jun 24, 2025
- 04/11/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 11, 2025
- 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 24, 2025
- 02/19/25 - Introduced· Feb 19, 2025
- AB839
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 30, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 17, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | AB 839 Blanca Rubio Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 29, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 21, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Held under submission. - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jul 1, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 17, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - May 26, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q. - Jul 2, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q. - Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and JUD. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 23, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1653.) - May 15, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 14, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). - Apr 30, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. - Apr 11, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. - Mar 24, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and JUD. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.