Andreas Borgeas
- Republican
Author
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 impact on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that impact. CEQA establishes procedures by which certain parties may file an action or proceeding challenging the lead agency's action on the ground of noncompliance with CEQA. Existing law authorizes the court, upon the motion of a party, to award attorney's fees to a prevailing party in an action that has resulted in the enforcement of an important right affecting the public interest if 3 conditions are met. This bill would, in an action or proceeding related to a project involving the development of housing at an infill site brought pursuant to CEQA, authorize the court, upon motion of a party, to award reasonable attorney's fees to a party if the court makes certain findings. The bill would require the Judicial Council to adopt a rule of court to implement this provision.
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
May 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Set for hearing May 16.
May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 13.
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 4. Page 907.) (April 30).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 30 in JUD. pending receipt.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 844.) (April 24).
Set for hearing April 24.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
Read first time.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB659 | HTML |
| 02/22/19 - Introduced | |
| 03/27/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/29/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/06/19 - Amended Senate |
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