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ABX1-9 • 2026

Budget Act of 2024.

Budget Act of 2024.

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Essayli
Last action
2025-02-03
Official status
Died at Desk.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about the bill's status and last action which are not relevant in the context of summarizing what the bill does.

Budget Act of 2024

The Budget Act of 2024 provides funding for the California state government and changes rules about environmental reviews for electrical company projects.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides money to support the California state government for one year, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
  • Changes a law so that when a large electricity company wants to put power lines underground, getting approval for this plan does not need an environmental review under CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act), provided that any other needed environmental reviews happen before the project can start changing the environment.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The California state government.
  • A large electrical corporation in California.
  • People and organizations involved with environmental reviews for projects.

Terms To Know

CEQA
California Environmental Quality Act, a law that requires the government to look at how new projects might affect the environment before they start.
Undergrounding plan
A plan by an electrical company to move power lines underground instead of keeping them above ground.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which large electrical corporation it is referring to.
  • It's unclear what will happen if the governor does not sign this bill into law.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-03 California Legislative Information

    Died at Desk.

  2. 2025-01-22 California Legislative Information

    From printer.

  3. 2025-01-21 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB9, as introduced, Essayli
.
Budget Act of 2024.
The Budget Act of 2024 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2024–25 fiscal year.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2024 to specify that approval of a large electrical corporation’s distribution infrastructure
undergrounding plan is not a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), provided that environmental
review otherwise required by CEQA occurs before any project approval that would authorize physical changes to the environment.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.

Current Bill Text

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