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Newsom signs housing package including CEQA reforms as state leaders pledge faster infill development
Summary
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills moving California toward faster housing production by streamlining parts of the California Environmental Quality Act and tying stronger enforcement and funding incentives to local housing compliance. Labor groups and lawmakers said the package balances speed with protections and enforcement.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB131 and AB132 at a public ceremony where he and legislative leaders framed the bills as part of a broader push to speed housing construction and modernize state environmental review rules.
Lawmakers and officials said the two-bill package narrows some uses of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that they said have been used to stop or delay infill housing and other projects, while preserving statutory protections for the environment and communities. Leaders described the changes as intended to reduce approval time for qualifying projects and to make it easier for private investment and local governments to deliver housing at scale.
The package was described by sponsors and allied labor groups as a combination of…
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