Prop 45

Environmental Review

What it is

Proposition 45 would speed up the review process for the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) by setting deadlines and resolving lawsuits. CEQA already requires an agency to consider how a project might impact the environment before approving it. These projects include housing developments, school facilities and highway expansions. This measure would create more binding time limits for state and local governments to fulfill CEQA and permitting reviews. Proposition 45 would also limit the scope of what a court can consider in CEQA lawsuits and would prevent a court from stopping a whole project if it found an agency did not follow CEQA properly.

Full official text here.

What Your Vote Means

Voting YES

Certain public and private projects would be eligible for new project review and court challenge procedures. For example, new procedures would tighten time limits for environmental review and reduce the scope of what courts can consider when reviewing legal challenges.

Voting NO

Public and private projects would continue to use existing project review and court challenge procedures.

Arguments

Supporters say

Proposition 45 would address California’s high cost of living by cutting red tape that slows building in the state, while maintaining California’s strong environmental protections. California Children’s Hospital Association, California Water Association and California Council for Affordable Housing are among the groups that support the measure.

More arguments here.

Opponents say

Proposition 45 would gut CEQA, protect corporate profits over public health and would not lower costs. Coalition for Clean Air, California Environmental Voters, Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles and National Wildlife Federation are among the groups that oppose the measure.

More arguments here.

Fiscal Impact

Initial costs for state and local governments, likely in the high tens of millions of dollars—potentially exceeding $100 million—annually, partly covered by fees. Uncertain, potentially more significant positive or negative longer-term fiscal effects.

Campaign Finance

Supporting

$45,336,288

213 contributions · 138 contributors

Building a Better California$10,000,000
Building Resilient Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Green Economy Issues PAC (Bridge Issues) Yes on Prop 45$5,900,000
CA BUSINESS PAC$3,900,000
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION$3,250,000
CALCHAMBER NON-DONOR FUNDS$2,000,000
EDISON INTERNATIONAL & AFFILIATED ENTITIES$2,000,000
SEMPRA$2,000,000
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS$1,500,000
Lennar Corporation$1,073,920
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.$900,000

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Five Point Operating Company, LP and Affiliated Entities$750,000
KB Home$707,363
Lennar Corporation and its affiliates$525,000
Lewis Management Corp.$525,000
California Hospitals Committee on Issues, (CHCI) sponsored by California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (CAHHS)$500,000
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES$500,000
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY$500,000
MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE ALIIANCE ACTION FUND, SPONSORED BY PROLOGIS$500,000
YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION (FKA SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS)$500,000
Building Industry Association of San Diego County$406,500
RMV Community Development Company, Inc. and affiliated entities$350,000
Tri Pointe Homes Holdings, Inc.$311,630
Toll Bros., Inc.$301,241
BROOKFIELD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES$300,000
Building Industry Association of San Diego PAC$300,000
Meritage Homes Corporation$262,825
D.R. Horton and Affiliated Entities$261,150
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION$250,000
Rancho Mission Viejo/RMV Community Development, LLC(Anthony R. Moiso)$250,000
YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION$250,000
LGI Homes California LLC (Scott Garber)$215,419
Shea Homes and Affiliated Entities$213,161
AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA ISSUES PAC$200,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS ISSUES PAC$200,000
Desilva Gates Construction LLC(Jim Summers)$200,000
Taylor Morrison of California LLC(Kenneth Dar Arens)$175,930
Build Jobs PAC Issues Committee, sponsored by Building Industry Assoc. of the Bay Area$150,000
Tejon Ranch Company$150,000
Taylor Morrison of California LLC (Aren Bazzocco)$146,600
PulteGroup, Inc. and Affiliated Entities$132,658
Building Industry Association of the Greater Valley$131,500
George M. Marcus and Affiliated Entities$100,000
IRVINE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, D.B.A. IRVINE COMPANY$100,000
Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc.$100,000
Teichert, Inc.$100,000
UNITED CONTRACTORS$100,000
WEST VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.$100,000
Elliott Homes, Inc.$75,000
K. Hovnanian California Region, Inc. and affiliated entities$73,085
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.$66,080
Richmond American Homes/M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.$53,270
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000
CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION & INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATION$50,000
CALIFORNIA WATER ASSOCIATION$50,000
Craig A. Manchester, Including Aggregated Contributions & Independent Expenditures$50,000
Eden Housing Inc.$50,000
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY$50,000
HOLT OF CALIFORNA$50,000
IPX POWER USA, LLC(RESPONSIBLE OFFICER: CINDY HOWELL)$50,000
MYERS, CLINTON$50,000
Pacific Coast Building Products, Inc.$50,000
PETERSON HOLDING COMPANY$50,000
QUINN GROUP, INC.$50,000
STEWART A. RESNICK AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES$50,000
THE DUTRA GROUP$50,000
WNC & Associates, Inc$50,000
WNC Managing Partners LLC(Will Cooper Jr.)$50,000
Beazer Homes Holdings, LLC (Allan Merrill)$44,065
Anton DevCo, Inc.$40,000
Construction Employers' Association PAC - Issues$40,000
West Roseville, LLC(John Murray)$36,000
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PAC$34,300
River Islands Development, LLC(Susan Dell'Osso)$30,000
Brookfield Calwest Builders LLC (Adrian Foley)$28,200
Brookfield SoCal Builders, LLC(John Norman)$28,200
ALDRIDGE, ALEX$25,000
ANVIL BUILDERS INC$25,000
CALIFORNIA ASSISTED LIVING ASSOCIATION$25,000
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDPAC ID# C00219642$25,000
GRIFFITH COMPANY$25,000
JUAREZ, EDDIE$25,000
NAIOP SOCAL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES PAC - NAIOP SOCAL ISSUES PAC$25,000
Ponderosa Homes, II, Inc.$25,000
USA Properties Fund, Inc.$25,000
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY$25,000
WELCH, MICHELLE$25,000
WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATION$25,000
Arroyo Capital Management, LLC(Jeffrey Brouelette)$20,000
Bolthouse Properties, LLC(Bret M. Nielsen)$20,000
California Business Properties Association Issues PAC$20,000
Cemex, Inc. Employees PAC (FEC ID# C00111880)$20,000
Home Builders Association of Kern County Operating Account$20,000
MERUELO, ALEX$20,000
National Association of Home Builders$20,000
NORTH STATE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION$20,000
Shaw Industries Group, INC$20,000
Westwood Insurance Agency, LLC(Alan Umaly)$20,000
ALARCON SONS, INC.$10,000
AlphaX RE Capital Inc$10,000
ANGELO K. TSAKOPOULOS AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES$10,000
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES ISSUES COMMITTEE$10,000
Diversified Pacific Development Group LLC(Matthew A. Jordan)$10,000
DPFG LLC(Chris Austin)$10,000
J G BOSWELL COMPANY$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATER COMPANIES$10,000
R.E.Y. Engineers, Inc.$10,000
REED FAMILY COMPANIES$10,000
Reynen & Bardis Homes$10,000
RIVERSIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.$10,000
Signature Homes, Inc.$10,000
KTGY Group, Inc.$9,500
MILLER, DEREK$7,500
GRANITEROCK$5,000
Tom Winn Communities$5,000
VICA PAC, SPONSORED BY VALLEY INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE ASSOCIATION$5,000
Solaire Community Builders, LLC(Bill Falik)$4,000
Westpark S.V. 400, LLC(Jeff Jones)$4,000
Palladay Greens, LLC(Ryan O'Keefe)$3,000
Secret Ravine 34, LLC(John Tallman)$3,000
EDWARDS, AUSTIN$2,500
JOHN F. MONROE & ASSOCIATES, INC.$2,500
Corman Leigh Housing, LP$2,000
Lyon Street 153, LLC(Daniel Leigh)$2,000
MacKay & Somps Civil Engineers, Inc.$2,000
Murrieta Date, LLC(Daniel Leigh)$2,000
Phase 3 at the Havens, LLC(Daniel Leigh)$2,000
Rick Engineering Company$2,000
CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION & INDUSTRIAL MATERIAL ASSOCIATION PAC$1,235
BARTLETT, DAVE$1,081
STEVE P. RADOS INC.$1,000
WEST, DANIEL$1,000
STONE LAND CO.$250
WOOD, ALEXIS$200
COHEN, ALAN$100
DICERBO, PATRICK$100
HOLST, TYLER$100
LAUGHLIN, MATT$100
Unitemized Contributions$25

Opposing

$30,173,972

158 contributions · 94 contributors

Schmidt, Wendy$10,000,000
Clean and Healthy California, Sponsored By Environmental Organizations$7,112,925
California State Council of Laborers Issues PAC$1,535,000
Members' Voice of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California$1,226,558
Disctrict Council of Iron Workers of the State of California Vicinity$1,000,000
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12$1,000,000
Operating Engineers Local 3 Issue Advocacy / Ballot Initiative PAC$1,000,000
Southern California District Council of Laborers Issues PAC$1,000,000
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California Independent Expenditure PAC$823,857
Center for Biological Diversity, Inc.$600,000

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California State Pipe Trades Council PAC Small Contributor Committee$500,000
District Council of Iron Workers of the State of California and Vicinity PAC$500,000
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council #16$472,434
Earthjustice$317,521
Merrill, Steven L.$300,000
Boilermakers Local 92$250,000
International Brotherhood of Broilermakers Local 549$250,000
Laborers' International Union of North America Local 1309 Issues$200,000
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation Workers$150,000
Ironworkers Political Education Fund$150,000
Sheet Metal Workers' International Assn Local 104. Issues$150,000
So. California Painters & Decorators LMCC Industry Advancement Fund$150,000
Steamfitters Local 342 Political Action Committee$120,000
North America's Building Trades Unions Political Education Fund$100,000
Sheet Metal Air, Rail, Transportation Workers Local Union 105$100,000
So. California Drywall Finishers LMMC Industry Advancement Fund$100,000
The Wildlands Conservancy$100,000
Yes on Prop 3, Sponsored by Education and Labor Organizations$100,000
Plumbers, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters UA Local 393$95,000
United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the U.S. & Canada Local 447 Federal PAC (Fed PAC ID # C00320218)$75,000
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC$70,000
UA Local 38 Cope Fund$68,000
Pipe Trades DC#36 Joint Labor Management Fund$54,807
Bricker, Amy J.$54,145
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 6$50,000
Lee, Michael S.$50,000
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 467 Issues Committtee$50,000
Sheet Metal Workers Local 206$50,000
California Democratic Party$27,568
District Council of Iron Workers of the State of California$25,000
IBEW PAC Educational Fund$25,000
Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund$25,000
Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local #4$20,000
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 761 PAC$15,000
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP$15,000
United Association No. 159 Consumer Protection Fund, Sponsored by Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 159$15,000
IBEW Local Union 302 Community Issues PAC$10,000
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local 343 PAC$10,000
Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund$8,741
Angel, Frank$5,000
Carstens, Black & Minteer, LLP$5,000
Chatten-Brown Law Group, APC$5,000
Hooper, Rachel$5,000
Puente Hills Group Sierra Club$5,000
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers$5,000
Center for Biological Diversity$4,500
Drekmeier, Peter$2,500
Lee, Albert$2,000
Unitemized Contributions$1,323
Heller, Miranda$1,000
Hooper, John C.$1,000
Walker, Gail$1,000
Brown, Corey$500
Bundy, Kevin$500
Candee, Hamilton$500
Carstens, Doug$500
Garber, Ellen J.$500
Honikman, Anton$500
Keats, Adam$500
Kiturkes, Alex$500
Perlmutter, Perl$500
Poon, Buffy$500
Reynders, Masumi$500
Schwartz, Andrew$500
Layton, Fran$350
Cowperthwaite, John$300
Callaway, John$250
Flashman, Stuart$250
Selmi, Ann$250
White, William$200
Renne, Louise H.$150
Forbes, Mark$133
Zeidenstein, Kathryn R.$110
Alex, Ken$100
Frizzell, Julianne$100
Kaufman, Alice$100
Nelson, Karen$100
Peskin, Aaron$100
Sakashita, Miyoko$100
Schein, Alexander$100
Shore, Teri$100
Skewes-Cox, Amy$100
Stapen, Anita$100
Wechsler, Shoshana$100

Supporting

$45,336,288

Opposing

$30,173,972

Total raised

$75,510,260

Last updated on October 19, 2026. Source: CA Secretary of State Power Search