Wins / California, June 2025
California exempts most urban infill housing from CEQA environmental review
A pair of budget trailer bills creates a clean CEQA exemption for urban infill housing up to 20 acres and 85 feet, with a 30-day deadline for agency action — the most consequential CEQA reform in decades.
- Where
- California
- When
- June 2025
- What kind
- Legislation passed
- Issue
- Housing
- Work by
- California YIMBY
Sources
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AB 130 (Committee on Budget), CEQA infill exemptionCalifornia Legislative Information
SB 131 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review)California Legislative Information
Newsom signs groundbreaking reforms to build more housing, boost affordabilityOffice of the Governor
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