SB 232: California Environmental Quality Act: guidelines: study.

This bill aims to study the impact of locked-in guidelines on regulatory certainty and the speed of the environmental review process under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The study will evaluate how locked-in guidelines can affect future project proponents, lead agencies, and stakeholders. The bill requires the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to conduct the study and submit a report to the governor and legislature on January 1, 2027. The report will assess the effects of locked-in guidelines on the CEQA process. The bill will repeal the provisions on January 1, 2028.