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AB 961: Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.
What AB 961 does, verified December 13, 2025
The bill aims to extend the repeal date of the California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2037. This means that the act will remain in effect for an additional 10 years. The bill also ensures that individuals who qualified for immunity under the act before its original repeal date will continue to be protected from liability on and after the new repeal date, as long as they remain in compliance with the act's requirements.
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| Oct. 01, 2025 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2025. |
| Oct. 01, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 23, 2025 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Sep. 11, 2025 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3305.). |
| Sep. 11, 2025 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0.). |
Latest bill textChaptered version, October 1, 2025 · 458 words
Assembly Bill No. 961
CHAPTER 173
An act to amend Sections 25395.109 and 25395.110 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials.
[ Approved by Governor October 01, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State October 01, 2025. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 961, Ávila Farías. Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.
The California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004 provides, among other things, that an innocent landowner, bona fide purchaser, or contiguous property owner, as defined, qualifies for immunity from liability from certain state statutory and common laws for pollution conditions caused by a release or threatened release of a hazardous material if specified conditions are met, including entering into an agreement for a specified site assessment and response plan. The act prohibits the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Water Resources Control Board, and a California regional water quality control board from requiring one of those persons to take a response action under certain state laws, except as specified. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2027. Existing law provides that a person who qualifies for immunity under the act before January 1, 2027, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2027, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the former act.
This bill would extend the repeal date of the act to January 1, 2037, and would provide that a person who qualifies for immunity under the act before January 1, 2037, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2037, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the former act.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 25395.109 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25395.109.
This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2037, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2037, deletes or extends that date.SEC. 2.
Section 25395.110 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25395.110.
(a) A person who, before January 1, 2037, qualifies for immunity pursuant to Chapter 6.82 (commencing with Section 25395.60), as that chapter read on December 31, 2036, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2037, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of former Chapter 6.82 (commencing with Section 25395.60), including, but not limited to, compliance with all response plans approved pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 25395.90) of former Chapter 6.82, and compliance with all other applicable laws.(b) This article shall become operative on January 1, 2037.
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