Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion.

Subsection (c)(1) was reorganized from containing four criteria (A through D) into containing only two criteria (A and B) about selecting jurisdictions by region and population size. The former items C and D (housing element site inventory and sea level rise avoidance) were moved into subsection (c)(2) alongside the existing fair housing and largest feasible area criteria.

The legislative counsel's digest removed the phrase 'as amended' from the bill title, reflecting that this is the final enrolled version rather than an amended draft.

Final passage dates were added: Passed the Senate September 8, 2025 and Passed the Assembly September 4, 2025, along with a Governor's approval block at the end of the document.

The document was reformatted from the official chaptered law layout (with page numbers, 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header, and column formatting) to a web page format with navigation menus, search tools, and bill metadata links. No changes to the actual statutory language of Section 30610.05.

Minor typographic differences: the fraction character '2/3' was replaced with a regular slash '2/3', and curly apostrophes (managers', jurisdiction's) were replaced with straight apostrophes. These are rendering artifacts of the web platform, not substantive changes.

The bill was renumbered as Chapter 416 and given an authenticated electronic legal material header, reflecting its status as enacted law rather than a pending bill.

Senate and Assembly passage headers, clerk signatures, and blank date fields for gubernatorial receipt were removed as they are no longer needed in the chaptered version.

The Governor's approval date (October 6, 2025) and filing date were added to the document.

New subdivision (d) states that nothing in the section exempts a qualifying residential housing project from obtaining a land use entitlement approval otherwise required by the local jurisdiction under Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code (local planning and zoning laws). This clarifies that the coastal permit exclusion does not bypass local approvals.

Removed standalone paragraph (a)(2) which stated 'For purposes of paragraph (1), the commission shall identify a total of three local jurisdictions.' The requirement for at least three jurisdictions remains in paragraph (a)(1), so this was a redundancy removal.

Subdivisions were renumbered: old (d) became (e) and old (e) became (f) to accommodate the new subdivision (d). A placeholder empty subdivision (d) also appears in the text, likely a drafting artifact.

The bill no longer amends Section 5020.7 of the Public Resources Code, which contained nonsubstantive changes to language about public support for preservation of historical resources. The bill now focuses exclusively on coastal development permit exclusions.

The commission must now identify infill areas in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), adding a new interagency coordination requirement.

New criteria for selecting infill areas: geographic distribution of jurisdictions, diversity of population size, each jurisdiction's housing element site inventory under Section 65583 of the Government Code, and future projected impacts from sea level rise and associated coastal hazards.

The commission must identify the largest feasible categorical exclusion areas consistent with the selection criteria and ensure the areas affirmatively further fair housing consistent with Section 8899.50(a)(1) of the Government Code.

The deed-restriction requirement now explicitly excludes managers' units, meaning a residential project can include non-deed-restricted manager's units and still qualify for the categorical exclusion from coastal development permits.

The categorical exclusion automatically lapses within a given jurisdiction if that jurisdiction's local coastal program is certified on or before June 30, 2037, providing an earlier end date than the blanket 2037 sunset for jurisdictions that complete their LCPs.

The fiscal committee vote changed from 'no' to 'yes,' likely reflecting the new HCD consultation obligation and its associated costs.

Entirely new Section 30610.05 added to the Public Resources Code creating a categorical exclusion from coastal development permit requirements for infill residential housing in areas without certified local coastal programs.

The categorical exclusion only applies to residential housing projects comprised entirely of units deed restricted for persons of very low, low, or moderate income.

The commission must identify the three jurisdictions by July 1, 2027; the exclusion remains in effect until June 30, 2037; a report to the Legislature is due by January 1, 2035; and the reporting requirement becomes inoperative on January 1, 2039.

Before construction begins, the development proponent must request and receive a notice of exclusion from the commission documenting that the project is categorically excluded from the coastal development permit requirement.

The categorical exclusion becomes effective upon the commission's two-thirds vote certification, bypassing existing regulation (Title 14, Section 13244) that requires the public agency issuing the permit to accept and agree to the terms of the exclusion.

In Section 5020.7, the word 'elicit' was changed to 'garner' in a nonsubstantive edit to the historical resources provision.

The fiscal committee vote changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now has fiscal committee support.