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AB 356

Chaptered

California Environmental Quality Act: aesthetic impacts

Author: Devon Mathis (R-AD33)
Show 7 co-authors
Diane Dixon (R-AD72) Heath Flora (R-AD09) Kevin McCarty (D-AD06) Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-SD23) Philip Ting (D-AD19) Greg Wallis (R-AD47) Scott Wiener (D-SD11)
Latest action: Chaptered (Jul 27, 2023) Chapter 116, Statutes of 2023
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Also in: 2025-2026 (Amended Senate) · 2021-2022 (Chaptered) · 2019-2020 (Chaptered) · 2017-2018 (Chaptered)

Version history

5 versions — latest: Chaptered (Jul 27, 2023)

Action history

  1. Jan 31, 2023 Read first time. To print. Assembly
  2. Feb 1, 2023 From printer. May be heard in committee March 3. Assembly
  3. Feb 9, 2023 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. Assembly
  4. Mar 7, 2023 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. Assembly
  5. Mar 8, 2023 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. Assembly
  6. Mar 14, 2023 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. Assembly
  7. Apr 17, 2023 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 10). Assembly
  8. Apr 18, 2023 Read second time and amended. Assembly
  9. Apr 19, 2023 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Assembly
  10. Apr 26, 2023 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26). Assembly
  11. Apr 27, 2023 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. Assembly
  12. May 4, 2023 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1461.) Assembly
  13. May 4, 2023 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Senate
  14. May 17, 2023 Referred to Com. on E.Q. Senate
  15. Jun 7, 2023 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Senate
  16. Jun 22, 2023 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. Senate
  17. Jul 3, 2023 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. Senate
  18. Jul 5, 2023 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. Senate
  19. Jul 13, 2023 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2036.). Senate
  20. Jul 13, 2023 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. Assembly
  21. Jul 25, 2023 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. Governor
  22. Jul 27, 2023 Approved by the Governor. Governor
  23. Jul 27, 2023 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 116, Statutes of 2023. Secretary of State

Votes recorded

2 votes
Jul 13, 2023 · Senate Floor
Consent Calendar AB356 Mathis et al.
Tally
37 · 0 · 3
PASS
Democrat
29/0/2
Republican
8/0/1
Other
0/0/0
Aye (37)
Benjamin Allen (D-SD24) Bob Archuleta (D-SD30) Angelique Ashby (D-SD08) Toni Atkins (D-SD39) Josh Becker (D-SD13) Catherine Blakespear (D-SD38) Steven Bradford (D-SD35) Anna Caballero (D-SD14) Dave Cortese (D-SD15) Maria Elena Durazo (D-SD26) Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-SD05) Steven Glazer (D-SD07) Lena Gonzalez (D-SD33) Melissa Hurtado (D-SD16) John Laird (D-SD17) Monique Limón (D-SD19) Mike McGuire (D-SD02) Caroline Menjivar (D-SD20) Dave Min (D-SD37) Josh Newman (D-SD29) Steve Padilla (D-SD18) Richard Roth (D-SD31) Susan Rubio (D-SD22) Nancy Skinner (D-SD09) Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-SD28) Henry Stern (D-SD27) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Aisha Wahab (D-SD10) Scott Wiener (D-SD11) Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-SD04) Brian Dahle (R-SD01) Brian Jones (R-SD40) Janet Nguyen (R-SD36) Roger Niello (R-SD06) Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-SD23) Kelly Seyarto (R-SD32) Scott Wilk (R-SD21)
Abstain / Other (3)
Bill Dodd (D-SD03) Anthony Portantino (D-SD25) Shannon Grove (R-SD12)
May 4, 2023 · Assembly Floor
AB 356 Mathis Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
Tally
75 · 0 · 5
PASS
Democrat
58/0/3
Republican
16/0/2
Other
1/0/0
Aye (75)
Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-AD04) David Alvarez (D-AD80) Joaquin Arambula (D-AD31) Jasmeet Bains (D-AD35) Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-AD16) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Marc Berman (D-AD23) Blanca Rubio (D-AD48) Mia Bonta (D-AD18) Isaac Bryan (D-AD55) Lisa Calderon (D-AD56) Sabrina Cervantes (D-AD58) Damon Connolly (D-AD12) Laura Friedman (D-AD44) Jesse Gabriel (D-AD46) Eduardo Garcia (D-AD36) Mike Gipson (D-AD65) Timothy Grayson (D-AD15) Matt Haney (D-AD17) Gregg Hart (D-AD37) Chris Holden (D-AD41) Jacqui Irwin (D-AD42) Corey Jackson (D-AD60) Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer (D-AD57) Juan Carrillo (D-AD39) Ash Kalra (D-AD25) Alex Lee (D-AD24) Evan Low (D-AD26) Josh Lowenthal (D-AD69) Luz Rivas (D-AD43) Brian Maienschein (D-AD76) Kevin McCarty (D-AD06) Mike Fong (D-AD49) Liz Ortega (D-AD20) Blanca Pacheco (D-AD64) Diane Papan (D-AD21) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28) Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-AD73) Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-AD67) James Ramos (D-AD45) Anthony Rendon (D-AD62) Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-AD50) Robert Rivas (D-AD29) Freddie Rodriguez (D-AD53) Miguel Santiago (D-AD54) Pilar Schiavo (D-AD40) Esmeralda Soria (D-AD27) Stephanie Nguyen (D-AD10) Philip Ting (D-AD19) Avelino Valencia (D-AD68) Carlos Villapudua (D-AD13) Christopher Ward (D-AD78) Akilah Weber Pierson (D-AD79) Wendy Carrillo (D-AD52) Lori Wilson (D-AD11) Jim Wood (D-AD02) Rick Chavez Zbur (D-AD51) Juan Alanis (R-AD22) Phillip Chen (R-AD59) Laurie Davies (R-AD74) Diane Dixon (R-AD72) Bill Essayli (R-AD63) James Gallagher (R-AD03) Josh Hoover (R-AD07) Jim Patterson (R-AD08) Joe Patterson (R-AD05) Tom Lackey (R-AD34) Devon Mathis (R-AD33) Megan Dahle (R-AD01) Kate Sanchez (R-AD71) Tri Ta (R-AD70) Vince Fong (R-AD32) Marie Waldron (R-AD75) Boerner
Abstain / Other (5)
Tina McKinnor (D-AD61) Al Muratsuchi (D-AD66) Buffy Wicks (D-AD14) Heath Flora (R-AD09) Greg Wallis (R-AD47)

Lobbying activity

FPPC lobbying disclosures whose activity descriptions mention AB 356, scoped to filings whose coverage period extends through or beyond this bill's introduction date.

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Note: CalAccess lobby filings reference bills by measure number only — no session tag. When the same measure number has existed in earlier sessions (e.g. a previously chaptered bill still being lobbied on for implementation), some of those filings may appear here even though they relate to a different bill. Use the activity descriptions to disambiguate.
Period Form Filer Firm / Employer Lobbying Activity Filing
01/01/2025–03/31/2025 Employer Report RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE RE: AB 242, AB 356, AB 435, AB 1005, SB 68, SB 530 #3041389
07/01/2023–09/30/2023 Employer Report AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER — THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE REGARDING: AB 356, AB 894, AB 1307, AB 1449, AB 1490, AB 1657, ACA 1, SB 18, SB 91, SB 225, SB 406, SB 511, SB 423, SB 450, SB 684 #2851804
07/01/2023–09/30/2023 Employer Report ROSEVILLE; CITY OF — Legislature & Administration Re: California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (STE) Program. AB 350, 356, 460, 480, 504, 1337, 1637, ACA 13 SB 43, 101, 103, 363, 366, 389, 423,706, 747 #2850306
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Employer Report American Council of Engineering Companies - California — AB 43, 334, 356; SB 253, 393; SCA 7 #2826113
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Employer Report AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER — CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE REGARDING 75TH ANNIVERSARY RESOLUTION; AB 68, AB 356, AB 770, AB 821, AB 894, AB 965, AB 1176, AB 1307, AB 1332, AB 1449, AB 1490, AB 1504, AB 1630, AB 1657, SB 18, SB 83, SB 91, SB 225, SB 405, SB 406, SB 423, SB 450, SB 571, SB 576, SB 634, SB 670, SB 684, SB 713, ACA 1 #2829838
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Employer Report CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION — AB2,6,7,9,12,30,37,38,42,43,45,49,50,57,62,65,66,68,69,83,84,86,122,225,235,241,247,259,267,270,279,281,291,295,309,323,334,336,338,340,346,350,356,362,380,394,397,421,426,437,440,460,468,504,515,516,519,524,529,558,572,578,582,585,587,591,593,594,627,637,648,653,698,704,713,717,743,747,753,754,761,770,772,773,778,812,821,835,841,858,863,868,901,905,911,914,919,927,930,965,968,970,976,978,980,981 #2830187
01/01/2023–03/31/2023 Employer Report AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER — CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE REGARDING 75TH ANNIVERSARY RESOLUTION; AB 68, AB 356, AB 440, AB 637, AB 821, AB 894, AB 965, AB 1176, AB 1307, AB 1317, AB 1332, AB 1449, AB 1490, AB 1504, AB 1532, AB 1630, AB 1633; SB 18, SB 83, SB 91, SB 225, SB 294, SB 405, SB 406, SB 423, SB 450, SB 477, SB 571, SB 634, SB 670, SB 684, SB 713. #2810878
01/01/2023–03/31/2023 Employer Report CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION — LEGISLATURE:AB2,6,7,9,12,30,37,38,42,43,45,49,50,57,62,65,66,68,69,83,84,86,225,235,241,247,259,267,270,281,291,295,309,323,334,336,338,340,346,356,362,380,394,397,426,437,440,460,468,504,515,516,519,524,529,572,578,582,585,587,591,593,594,627,637,648,653,698,704,713,717,743,747,753,754,761,770,772,773,778,812,821,835,841,858,863,868,905,914,919,927,930,968,970,976,978,980,981,984,990,995,998,1000 #2808428
Period Form Employer Firm / Filer Fees Reimb. Period Total Cumulative Lobbying Activity Filing
01/01/2025–03/31/2025 Firm Activity (payments) RADY CHILDREN'S HEALTH NL SHORT PUBLIC AFFAIRS $24,000 $0 $24,000 $24,000 CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE RE: AB 242, AB 356, AB 435, AB 1005; SB 68, SB 530 #3031868
07/01/2023–09/30/2023 Firm Activity (payments) AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER STEFAN/GEORGE ASSOCIATES $16,000 $162 $16,162 $72,800 THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE REGARDING: AB 356, AB 894, AB 1307, AB 1449, AB 1490, AB 1657, ACA 1, SB 18, SB 91, SB 225, SB 406, SB 511, SB 423, SB 450, SB 684 #2851794
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Firm Activity (payments) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF CALIFORNIA NIELSEN MERKSAMER PARRINELLO GROSS & LEONI LLP $48,000 $190 $48,190 $86,981 AB 43, 334, 356; SB 253, 393; SCA 7 #2832707
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Employer Payments to Firms Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni LLP American Council of Engineering Companies - California $48,000 $190 $48,190 $86,981 AB 43, 334, 356; SB 253, 393; SCA 7 #2826113
01/01/2023–03/31/2023 Firm Activity (payments) CENTER FOR ELDERS INDEPENDENCE HURST BROOKS ESPINOSA, LLC $9,000 $0 $9,000 $9,000 AB 356, 540 #2810269