Bill Commons

CA AB 1972

in committee

Water right permits and licenses: annual fee: exemption.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1972 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 1972 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-22): In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

What is CA AB 1972 about?

Existing law requires each person or entity who holds a permit or license to appropriate water, leases water pursuant to specified provisions of law, or files a specified application, registration, or petition to pay a fee according to a fee schedule established by the State Water Resources Control Board. This bill would require the board to exempt a person who holds a water right permit or license from paying the annual fee pursuant to a specified regulation for a pond with 20 acre-feet or less of water.

Who sponsors CA AB 1972?

Patterson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1972.

Description

Existing law requires each person or entity who holds a permit or license to appropriate water, leases water pursuant to specified provisions of law, or files a specified application, registration, or petition to pay a fee according to a fee schedule established by the State Water Resources Control Board. This bill would require the board to exempt a person who holds a water right permit or license from paying the annual fee pursuant to a specified regulation for a pond with 20 acre-feet or less of water.

Introduced
2026-03-17
Latest action
2026-04-22 — In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pattersonauthor

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-22

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  2. 2026-04-20

    Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 16. Page 4716.)

  3. 2026-03-24

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. 2026-03-18

    Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

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  5. 2026-03-17

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.

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  6. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

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  7. 2026-02-14

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  8. 2026-02-13

    Read first time. To print.

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1972

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