SB 695: Transportation: climate resiliency: projects of statewide and regional significance.

Official summary

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

Existing law establishes the State Transportation Infrastructure Climate Adaptation Program, administered by the Department of Transportation, for purposes of planning, developing, and implementing projects adapting state transportation infrastructure to climate change. Existing law requires the department, in consultation with, among others, the Transportation Agency and the California Transportation Commission, to develop a program of its top priority climate adaptation projects and to submit projects in this program to the commission for adoption. Existing law requires the department, in developing the program of projects, to consider specified criteria, including, but not limited to, the benefits of the project to preserving or enhancing regional or statewide mobility, economy, goods movement, and safety, and other benefits associated with protecting the asset.

This bill would require the department, in consultation with the commission and the agency, and on or before July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, to create a prioritized list of projects of statewide and regional significance, as defined, to better prepare the state for extreme weather-related events, with priority based on specified criteria. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, to submit to the Legislature a report containing the prioritized list of projects.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

“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. October 13, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 781, Statutes of 2025.
2. October 13, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. September 10, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
4. September 4, 2025In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. September 4, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2908.) Ordered to the Senate.
6. September 2, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
7. August 29, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
8. August 20, 2025August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
9. July 8, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
10. June 5, 2025Referred to Com. on TRANS.
11. May 29, 2025In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
12. May 29, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1328.) Ordered to the Assembly.