SB 1184
California Environmental Quality Act.
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Bill overview
This bill affirms the California Legislature's intention to create further laws regarding environmental quality. It specifically focuses on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which requires agencies to assess the environmental impact of projects and determine if changes can mitigate potential harm. The bill essentially states a goal for future legislation in this area, without proposing any specific changes to current CEQA procedures.
Key provisions
- Expresses the Legislature's intent to enact future environmental legislation.
- Relates to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
- Addresses the requirements for environmental impact reports and negative declarations under CEQA.
- Specifies the process for mitigated negative declarations.
Who is affected
- State Agencies
- Project Developers
- Environmental Groups
- California Residents
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SB1184:v99#DOCUMENT
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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.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
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.