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SB 1184: California Environmental Quality Act.
What SB 1184 does, verified February 27, 2026
The bill aims to enact subsequent legislation relating to environmental quality. It requires a lead agency to prepare and certify an environmental impact report for projects that may have a significant effect on the environment. If revisions to the project can mitigate the environmental impact, a mitigated negative declaration may be adopted. The goal is to promote environmental protection and awareness.
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Last action: Referred to Com. on RLS. (2026-02-26)Alert me
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| Feb. 26, 2026 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Feb. 19, 2026 | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21. |
| Feb. 18, 2026 | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2026 · 204 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1184
| Introduced by Senator McGuire |
February 18, 2026 |
An act relating to environmental quality.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1184, as introduced, McGuire. California Environmental Quality Act.
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to environmental quality.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to environmental quality.Text of SB 1184 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions