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CA AB357

Bill

Status

Passed

10/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Alvarez

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the California Coastal Commission to defer to state universities, colleges, or private universities when determining the number of vehicle parking spaces needed for student, faculty, or staff housing facilities under long-range development plans

  • Authorizes the commission's executive director to determine that proposed amendments to public works plans or long-range development plans are "de minimis" if they have no impact on coastal resources, with a 10-working-day deadline for this determination

  • Establishes that de minimis plan amendments automatically become part of certified plans unless three or more commission members object, in which case a public hearing is required

  • Mandates the commission to track and publish on its website all public works plans, long-range development plans, amendments, and notices of impending development submitted by universities, including status updates at least monthly

  • Prioritizes active transportation and public transportation facilities over vehicle parking spaces when the commission considers certification or amendments to long-range development plans

Legislative Description

Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2025.

10/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/14/2025
Housing7/9/2025
Natural Resources and Water6/18/2025
Rules6/9/2025
Appropriations4/29/2025
Natural Resources2/18/2025

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