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Environmental & Energy

May 3, 2023

CEQA reform bill clears Senate committee; faces likely legal challenge

The committee analysis identified six previous bills that would have required disclosure of donors to CEQA that failed between 2016 and 2020.

A bill to require disclosure of those who fund or file California Environmental Quality Act lawsuits passed a key Senate committee on Tuesday. But similar legislation has failed several times in recent years — and SB 393 will almost certainly face litigation if it becomes law.

“We are seeing an increasing number of lawsuits against our projects from anonymous, well-funded groups, whose members are not required to disclose their identities o...

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