California AB1448: Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 6244, 6245, and 6804 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. coastal resources Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development. (1) Existing law creates the California Coastal Sanctuary and provides that it includes all state waters subject to tidal influence, except as provided…

From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 6244, 6245, and 6804 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. coastal resources Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development. (1) Existing law creates the California Coastal Sanctuary and provides that it includes all state waters subject to tidal influence, except as provided. Existing law authorizes the State Lands Commission to enter into any lease for the extraction of oil or gas from state-owned tidelands and submerged lands in the California Coastal Sanctuary if the commission determines both that oil and gas deposits in the California Coastal Sanctuary are being drained by means of producing wells upon adjacent federal lands and that the lease is in the best interest of the state. This bill would prohibit the commission from entering into leases for the extraction of oil or gas, as described above, in areas designated as California marine protected areas or national marine sanctuaries, as provided. (2) Existing law prohibits the commission or a local trustee, as defined, of granted public trust lands from entering into a new lease or other conveyance authorizing new construction of oil- and gas-related infrastructure upon tidelands and submerged lands within state waters associated with Pacific Outer Continental Shelf leases issued after January 1, 2018, except as provided. Existing law requires the …

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Sponsors

• Gregg Hart (D, AD37) · primary sponsor
• Henry Stern (D, SD27)
• Dawn Addis (D, AD30)
• Damon Connolly (D, AD12)
• Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38)
• John Laird (D, SD17)

Latest actions

1. September 29, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 812, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 29, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 4, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 27, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 46. Noes 18. Page 6753.).
5. August 27, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 46. Noes 18.).
6. August 27, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 26, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.).
8. August 5, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 4, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
10. June 17, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Votes

• AB 1448 Hart Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 27, 2026): 46 yea, 18 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1448 Hart et al. By Blakespear (August 26, 2026): 29 yea, 10 nay, passed
• Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, that the measure be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5 (June 9, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended (August 29, 2025): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 18, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] (July 8, 2025): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1448?

AB1448 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development.

What does AB1448 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 6244, 6245, and 6804 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. coastal resources Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development. (1) Existing law creates the California Coastal Sanctuary and provides that it includes all state waters subject to tidal influence, except as provided…

What is the status of AB1448?

Chaptered as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 812, Statutes of 2026. (September 29, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1448?

Gregg Hart (D, AD37), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1448?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1448