Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 510, Statutes of 2026.
Legislative status
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Reported by Committee
- Floor Vote Scheduled
- Passed One Chamber
- Passed Both Chambers
- Sent to Executive
- Enacted
Summary
The bill amends the Water Code to let local groundwater sustainability agencies set extraction limits, spacing rules, and fees for groundwater users, but it shields small community water systems that serve disadvantaged communities and managed wetland operators from those limits unless they exceed historic use. It also requires agencies to list these systems and wetlands and to consider their water‑supply impacts in sustainability plans. The goal is to balance groundwater protection with the needs of vulnerable water users and valuable wetland habitats.
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66 yes
4 no
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 4. Page 6907.). · Aug 30, 2026
Hearings
- Natural Resources and Water Committee HearingNatural Resources and Water · Jun 24, 2025
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · May 14, 2025
- Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee HearingWater, Parks, and Wildlife · Apr 29, 2025
History
- Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Cortese.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (June 24).
- Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 16. Page 1768.)
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).
- Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Read second time and amended.
The 12 most recent of 18 recorded actions.
Sponsors
- Damon Connolly (D) · sponsor
- Connolly
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