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SB299Introduced in the Senate

California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.

Passed

Introduced by Christopher Cabaldon, District 3

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Section 21080.68 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 413, Statutes of 2026.

September 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB299 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence · August 27, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.

  3. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and E.Q.

  4. Set for hearing April 2.

  5. April 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  6. Set for hearing April 23.

  7. Set for hearing April 30 in E.Q. pending receipt.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 4. Noes 3. Page 871.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 963.) (April 30).

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Cabaldon.

  12. From inactive file.

  13. Ordered to second reading.

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  15. (Corrected August 24.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Set for hearing January 12 in HUMAN S. pending receipt.

  18. Set for hearing January 13 in E.Q. pending receipt.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c) .

  20. Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and E.Q.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3204.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3212.) (January 13).

  23. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Set for hearing January 20.

  25. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  26. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  27. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3285.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  28. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  29. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  30. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 22).

  31. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. Coauthors revised.

  33. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).

  34. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  35. Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)

  36. Read third time and amended.

  37. Ordered to third reading.

  38. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6518.) Ordered to the Senate.

  39. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  40. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  41. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  42. Approved by the Governor.

  43. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 413, Statutes of 2026.

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