AB-996 • 2026

Public Resources: sea level rise plans.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Pellerin
Last action: 2025-10-03
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 286, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact requirements for developing a detailed plan or any consequences if local governments fail to do so. Additionally, there is no information on funding provided for these plans.

Sea Level Rise Plans for Local Governments

This law allows local governments near the coast or San Francisco Bay to use existing sea level rise information when making plans and encourages them to talk with experts before a certain date.

What This Bill Does

Allows local coastal governments to use their current sea level rise data in their planning process.
Encourages local governments to consult with the California Coastal Commission by January 1, 2029, about their sea level rise plans.

Who It Names or Affects

Local coastal governments in areas near the coast or San Francisco Bay
The California Coastal Commission

Terms To Know

Sea Level Rise Plan: A plan that local governments make to deal with rising sea levels, including how it will affect their area.
Local Coastal Program: A program created by local coastal governments that includes plans and policies for managing the coast or San Francisco Bay area.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a local government fails to develop a sea level rise plan.
It is unclear how much funding will be provided to help local governments create these plans.

Bill History

2025-10-03 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 286, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-11 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2522.).
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-07-07 California Legislative Information
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-06-24 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1913.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-01 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-04-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 28).
2025-04-22 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-04-21 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-11 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-03-10 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 996, Pellerin.
Public Resources: sea level rise plans.
Existing law requires local governments lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone or within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to, on or before January 1,
2034, develop a sea level rise plan with specified required content as part of a local coastal program that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
This bill would authorize the applicable commission, when approving a local coastal plan or an amendment to a local coastal plan, to deem existing sea level rise information or plans prepared by a local government to satisfy the content requirements for a sea level rise plan. The bill would provide that local governments are encouraged, on or before January 1, 2029, to consult with the
California Coastal Commission, in a voluntary early consultation, regarding sea level rise plans in the preparation of a local coastal program or an amendment to a local coastal program.

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