Requires certain municipal planning boards and zoning boards of appeals to receive environmentally conscious planning training
Summary
Requires certain municipal planning boards and zoning boards of appeals to receive at least one hour of environmentally conscious planning training annually.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Feb 9, 2026
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What changed between versions
S600
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S600A
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to add a reference to Cal. No. 563, indicating a related California bill. The substantive policy content regarding training requirements for municipal planning boards and zoning boards of appeals remains largely unchanged, though minor formatting and line break adjustments were made throughout the document.
TECHNICAL
Added 'Cal. No. 563' to the bill header, indicating a related California legislative reference.
Minor formatting changes including line breaks and spacing adjustments throughout the document text.
Updated committee reporting status from 'ordered printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government' to include additional procedural steps like 'reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted'.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025
How they voted
56–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 62
Apr 30, 2025
D
Democratic40
95% Yea
R
Republican22
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 600A
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michelle Hinchey
DDemocratic/Working Families
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