AB 2696 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Coastal protection: findings and declarations.

Summary

Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, provides for the protection of California's coast and requires any person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, as defined, to obtain a coastal development permit, except as specified. The act makes various findings and declarations regarding the need to preserve the state's natural and scenic resources along the coast and ensure that development in the coastal zone is carefully planned and developed. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those findings and declarations.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

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Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action Feb 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

02/20/26 - Introduced → AB2696 · 1 edit

MINOR

The diff reflects a change in document format from a formal legislative print version to a web-scraped version of the same bill. The only substantive text change is a minor rewording of the introductory clause from 'finds and declares' to 'declares all of the following.' All four findings (a through d) remain identical in content.

TECHNICAL

The introductory language changed from 'The Legislature hereby finds and declares:' to 'declares all of the following,' a nonsubstantive rewording that does not alter the meaning or legal effect of the findings.

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Committee

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

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