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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 961: Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 961 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004. Primary sponsor: Anamarie Ávila Farías (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (October 1, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2025.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

The California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004 provides, among other things, that an innocent landowner, bona fide purchaser, or contiguous property owner, as defined, qualifies for immunity from liability from certain state statutory and common laws for pollution conditions caused by a release or threatened release of a hazardous material if specified conditions are met, including entering into an agreement for a specified site assessment and response plan. The act prohibits the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Water Resources Control Board, and a California regional water quality control board from requiring one of those persons to take a response action under certain state laws, except as specified. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2027. Existing law provides that a person who qualifies for immunity under the act before January 1, 2027, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2027, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the former act.

This bill would extend the repeal date of the act to January 1, 2037, and would provide that a person who qualifies for immunity under the act before January 1, 2037, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2037, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the former act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anamarie Ávila FaríasPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly15
Buffy WicksCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly14

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3305.).
  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2824.).
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  9. Ordered to third reading.
  10. From special consent calendar.
  11. Ordered to special consent calendar.
  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page