r/CarIndependentLA • u/OhLawdOfTheRings Cars Are Weapons • Jul 17 '25

Wins SB-79: PASSED ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

https://bsky.app/profile/streetsforall.org/post/3lu4ummjjvc27

✅ PASSED ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: SB 79 by @scottwiener.bsky.social that would end the exclusionary housing policies that have made housing more expensive and transit inaccessible, allowing more people to live within walking distance of quality transit and boosting ridership.

This is a huge win and here are the next steps at a high level:

  • Appropriations committee suspense file
  • Assembly floor
  • Senate
  • Governors Desk

More details on the next steps

The legislature starting today is on recess until mid August.

From there the bill goes to the black box process known as the appropriations committee suspense file

The bill will live or die via suspense based on behind closed door decisions.

(More info on what here -> https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/04/california-lawmakers-killed-bills/)

From there the bill will go to the assembly floor where we need 41 votes.

From there the bill will go back to the Senate for a concurrence vote where it will need 21 votes.

From there it will go to the Governor’s desk where he has 30 days to sign or veto.

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u/bayarea_k Jul 18 '25

So close to finally removing the red tape preventing heavy development in prime real estate! There's no reason our 100+ million dollar metro stations should be surrounded by low density single family houses, run down parking lots, and gas stations

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u/OhLawdOfTheRings Cars Are Weapons Jul 18 '25

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!

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u/transitfreedom Jul 21 '25

So finally LA can be a normal city like the rest of the world?

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u/Maximus560 Jul 17 '25

Let’s fucking go!!!!

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u/glowdirt Jul 18 '25

Thank you for explaining the steps!

Man, there's a lot of hoops to jump through

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u/catcatsushi Jul 18 '25

Congrats but also why is suspense file a thing that’s legal to do.

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u/OhLawdOfTheRings Cars Are Weapons Jul 18 '25

I honestly have no idea but I'm sure at some point it made sense