What changed?
SB 79 moved from an active bill to Chapter 512, Statutes of 2025.
ChapteredCalifornia Legislature
SB 79: Housing development, transit-oriented development
California SB 79 adds a transit-oriented development chapter to state land-use law. The LegInfo digest says the bill creates rules for qualifying housing development projects near defined transit-oriented development stops and includes provisions for local alternative plans, transit agency zoning standards, HCD oversight, and implementation dates.
At a glance
- Who introduced it
- Senator Scott Wiener
- Who decides next
- Secretary of State; inactive bill, chaptered
- What just changed
- Chaptered by Secretary of State as Chapter 512, Statutes of 2025, after Governor approval on October 10, 2025.
- What happens next
- No further legislative vote is listed. Implementation and local compliance questions move to agencies, local governments, and future published guidance.
Decision brief
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What happens next?
No further legislative vote is listed. Implementation and local compliance questions move to agencies, local governments, and future published guidance.
Who voted?
The official vote page records Senate concurrence as 21 ayes, 8 noes, and 11 no vote recorded; the Assembly third reading vote is also listed.
Who is involved?
The status page lists Senator Scott Wiener as lead author and Assemblymember Wicks as principal coauthor, with Haney and Lee listed as coauthors.
Which records prove it?
The source trail includes LegInfo bill text, status, history, votes, and compare versions.
What is missing?
Downstream implementation records and a computed line diff across every bill version are not indexed yet.
Record reader
Read SB 79 without leaving the record file.
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Upcoming vote status
What is incorporated
Source verification
Upcoming votes
Upcoming votesClosed: chaptered
No upcoming legislative vote is listed for SB 79
SB 79 has already moved through the Legislature and is listed as chaptered. The useful next watch is implementation records, local alternative plans, and agency guidance.
- Status page lists the measure as inactive and chaptered.
- History records Governor approval and Secretary of State chaptering on October 10, 2025.
- Vote records already show Senate concurrence and Assembly passage.
Watch queueCoverage rule
Upcoming votes should appear only when a source posts them
A future vote should appear when an agenda, daily file, council calendar, or official vote notice is indexed. Until then, the correct answer is that no upcoming vote is present in the record.
- Future vote claims require an agenda, calendar, daily file, or official notice.
- Missing future votes are labeled as missing, not inferred.
- Watchlists point users back to source-backed changes.
What's incorporated
What is incorporatedIn final text
Chaptered SB 79 incorporates a transit-oriented development chapter
The chaptered text includes a new transit-oriented development structure: TOD stop definitions, project eligibility, local alternative plans, transit agency zoning standards, HCD review, and implementation rules.
- Chaptered text adds Government Code Chapter 4.1.5.
- The bill text defines TOD stops, Tier 1 and Tier 2 stops, and project standards.
- The text includes local alternative plan and HCD review pathways.
What is not incorporatedNot indexed
Downstream implementation records are not in the current file yet
The record separates enacted or adopted text from later implementation materials. If later agency guidance, local ordinances, or attachments are not indexed, they stay in missing-data status.
- Chaptered status does not itself prove local implementation.
- Council final action does not expose every underlying attachment in the indexed extract.
- The missing-data panel labels these gaps explicitly.
Verify from source
Verify sourceOfficial record
SB 79 status comes from California LegInfo
Users can stay on this site for the plain-English answer while the source trail shows the official LegInfo status, history, text, vote, and compare-version records behind it.
- Official status record supports chaptered status.
- Official history supports action dates.
- Official bill text supports what was incorporated.
Verify sourceOfficial vote record
Vote counts come from the LegInfo vote record
The in-site vote table summarizes the motion and counts, while the source trail lets users open the official vote page when they want the original record.
- Senate concurrence count is 21 ayes, 8 noes, and 11 no vote recorded.
- Assembly third reading count is 43 ayes, 19 noes, and 18 no vote recorded.
- Member-level Senate votes are represented in the in-site vote table.
Claim proof
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The record summary stays readable, but the proof remains visible on the same page.
SB 79 is no longer pending legislation; it is chaptered.
California LegInfo status page
The indexed status record identifies SB 79 as an inactive, chaptered measure and ties the chaptering record to October 10, 2025.
The Senate concurrence vote was 21 ayes, 8 noes, and 11 no vote recorded.
LegInfo vote records, Senate concurrence motion
The indexed vote record includes the motion, vote date, chamber, totals, and member-level Senate votes.
Eight senators are listed as voting no on the Senate concurrence motion.
LegInfo vote records, member-level Senate vote list
The no votes indexed in this record are Blakespear, Jones, Niello, Richardson, Seyarto, Stern, Strickland, and Valladares.
The chaptered text incorporates a transit-oriented development framework.
LegInfo bill text and Legislative Counsel digest
The indexed text adds a Government Code transit-oriented development chapter with TOD stop definitions, project standards, local alternative plans, transit-agency zoning standards, and HCD review pathways.
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What is this bill?
SB 79 is a California land-use bill about housing development near transit-oriented development stops. The official status page lists it as an inactive bill that has been chaptered.
Final status
SB 79 is chaptered as Chapter 512
Chaptered
Record state
The official status and history records show Governor approval and Secretary of State chaptering on October 10, 2025.
Vote record
Senate concurrence: 21 ayes, 8 noes
Sep 12
Motion date
LegInfo records the September 12, 2025 Senate concurrence motion with 21 ayes, 8 noes, and 11 no vote recorded.
Why it matters procedurally
Plain-English stakes without persuasion.
These are not endorsements or predictions. They translate what the public record changes in process terms.
Record effect
The bill record is no longer pending. It is an inactive, chaptered law record tied to Chapter 512.
Procedural effect
The useful trail moves from bill passage to implementation records, agency guidance, and local follow-up actions.
Watch next
Watch local alternative plans, HCD review materials, and local ordinances instead of expecting another bill vote.
Missing data
What the record does not show yet
Missing records are labeled instead of guessed. This is part of the trust layer, not an error state.
Outside indexed coverageExpected: Staff report
Local implementation records for SB 79
The bill is chaptered, but the current index does not yet include local ordinances, HCD determinations, or agency guidance that may follow.
Awaiting updateExpected: Compare versions
Machine line diff between all SB 79 versions
The app links LegInfo compare versions but does not yet compute a full line-by-line diff across every amendment version.
Timeline
Public record events
Each timeline item is tied to at least one source record. Dates describe record events, not forecasts.
- California Senate
Introduced
LegInfo lists the introduced version of SB 79 on January 15, 2025.
- California Assembly
Amended in Assembly
The history page records SB 79 as read third time and amended in the Assembly.
- California Assembly
Passed Assembly
The Assembly third reading vote is recorded as 43 ayes and 19 noes.
- California Senate
Senate concurrence vote
The Senate concurred in Assembly amendments, 21 ayes to 8 noes.
- Governor; Secretary of State
Approved and chaptered
The status and history records show Governor approval and chaptering by the Secretary of State on October 10, 2025.
Amendment diff
What changed?
Removed and added language is shown as a factual comparison between public text versions.
2025-10-10
Chaptered text: transit-oriented development chapter
The chaptered text adds a new Chapter 4.1.5 to the Government Code and defines project eligibility, transit stop tiers, local alternative plans, agency zoning standards, and oversight procedures.
Removed language
RemovedNo prior chapter in this bill file was the final enacted Chapter 4.1.5 text.RemovedEarlier versions should be compared in LegInfo before treating any text change as final.
Added language
- AddedAdds Government Code Chapter 4.1.5, Transit-Oriented Development.
- AddedDefines transit-oriented development stops, Tier 1 and Tier 2 stops, high-resource areas, urban transit counties, and project standards.
- AddedCreates local alternative plan and HCD review pathways for local governments.
Vote tracker
Motion, counts, and member votes
Vote records show the motion and the published member-level votes without assigning scores.
2025-09-12
Unfinished Business SB79 Wiener et al. Concurrence
California Senate Floor
21
Yes
8
No
0
Abstain
11
Absent
| Member | Seat | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Arreguin | Senate | Yes |
| Ashby | Senate | Yes |
| Cabaldon | Senate | Yes |
| Caballero | Senate | Yes |
| Cervantes | Senate | Yes |
| Cortese | Senate | Yes |
| Dahle | Senate | Yes |
| Durazo | Senate | Yes |
| Grayson | Senate | Yes |
| Grove | Senate | Yes |
| Hurtado | Senate | Yes |
| Laird | Senate | Yes |
| McGuire | Senate | Yes |
| McNerney | Senate | Yes |
| Ochoa Bogh | Senate | Yes |
| Padilla | Senate | Yes |
| Perez | Senate | Yes |
| Reyes | Senate | Yes |
| Umberg | Senate | Yes |
| Wahab | Senate | Yes |
| Wiener | Senate | Yes |
| Blakespear | Senate | No |
| Jones | Senate | No |
| Niello | Senate | No |
| Richardson | Senate | No |
| Seyarto | Senate | No |
| Stern | Senate | No |
| Strickland | Senate | No |
| Valladares | Senate | No |
| Allen | Senate | NVR |
| Alvarado-Gil | Senate | NVR |
| Archuleta | Senate | NVR |
| Becker | Senate | NVR |
| Choi | Senate | NVR |
| Gonzalez | Senate | NVR |
| Limon | Senate | NVR |
| Menjivar | Senate | NVR |
| Rubio | Senate | NVR |
| Smallwood-Cuevas | Senate | NVR |
| Weber Pierson | Senate | NVR |
2025-09-11
SB 79 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Quirk-Silva
California Assembly Floor
43
Yes
19
No
0
Abstain
18
Absent
LegInfo labels the non-voting category as NVR. The member list is available in the linked official vote record.
Hearing intelligence
Source intelligence
Segments summarize official source material and retain a source trail for each claim.
2025-10-10
Legislative Counsel digest
Legislative Counsel - Official digest
The digest describes eligibility rules for housing development projects near TOD stops, affordable housing requirements, local alternative plans, HCD oversight, and local-government implementation duties.
Stakeholders
Who is named in the record
Stakeholder positions are taken from official source context. Missing or unclear positions are labeled as informational or not stated.
Other
Senator Scott Wiener
Listed by LegInfo as the lead author of SB 79.
Verbatim from the public record. No partisan tagging applied.
Other
Assemblymembers Wicks, Haney, and Lee
Listed by LegInfo as principal coauthor and coauthors.
Verbatim from the public record. No partisan tagging applied.
Public agency
Department of Housing and Community Development
Named in the chaptered text for oversight and review functions; no endorsement position is assigned here.
Verbatim from the public record. No partisan tagging applied.
What changed?
- SB 79 moved from an active bill to Chapter 512, Statutes of 2025.
- The chaptered text adds a transit-oriented development chapter to the Government Code.
- The status page lists the house location as Secretary of State and the type of measure as inactive, chaptered.
What happens next?
- No next legislative vote is listed for the chaptered bill.
- The record points users to implementation questions, local ordinances, HCD review, and future public guidance.
- Any claim about local effects should be tied to later local records or agency guidance, not guessed from the bill page alone.
Source trail
Primary records behind this bill file
Source records are the provenance layer for title, status, timeline, amendment, vote, hearing, and stakeholder claims.
SB 79 bill text: Housing development, transit-oriented developmentBill textOfficial recordCalifornia Legislature2025-10-10Verified 2026-05-21LegInfo bill text for SB 79, including the enacted chapter language and Legislative Counsel digest.SB 79 status pageBill statusOfficial recordCalifornia Legislature2025-10-10Verified 2026-05-21Status record showing house location, chaptered date, author, coauthors, fiscal committee flag, and last history actions.SB 79 history actionsBill historyOfficial recordCalifornia Legislature2025-10-10Verified 2026-05-21Chronological LegInfo action history, including floor passage, concurrence, enrollment, Governor approval, and chaptering.SB 79 vote recordsRoll call voteOfficial recordCalifornia Legislature2025-09-12Verified 2026-05-21Published vote records for SB 79, including Senate concurrence, Assembly third reading, and committee votes.SB 79 compare versionsCompare versionsOfficial recordCalifornia Legislature2025-10-10Verified 2026-05-21LegInfo comparison surface listing available text versions from introduction through chaptered text.