CA SB611

Protects development project approvals from being invalidated when a court finds that a community plan update's environmental impact report (EIR) violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), provided the project was approved or deemed complete before the court issued a stay or order

Applies to community plan updates adopted on or after January 1, 2025, and development projects with applications filed and accepted as complete by January 1, 2036

Defines eligible "community plans" as those covering defined geographic areas that haven't been updated in over 10 years, include two or more transit priority areas, are in urbanized areas, and meet various housing and planning requirements

Reenacts previous provisions (which expired January 1, 2025) that addressed uncertainty during CEQA litigation over community plan updates, which was delaying housing development in affected areas

Declared an urgency statute taking immediate effect to address the state's housing and homelessness crisis, and applies to all cities including charter cities as a matter of statewide concern