CA AB 2568
enactedWater district directors: compensation.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2568 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2568 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 621, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2568 about?
Existing law authorizes a water district, as defined, to adopt an ordinance that provides compensation to members of the governing board, as specified. Existing law prohibits a water district from adopting an ordinance that compensates members of the governing board for more than a total of 10 days in any calendar month. This bill would, until January 1, 2032, authorize a water district that has at least 90,000 residents within its jurisdiction to adopt an ordinance that compensates members of the governing board for up to a total of 15 days in any calendar month, but would require the members of the governing board of a water district that compensates its members for more than 10 days in a calendar month to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why providing compensation for more than 10 days per calendar month is necessary for the effective operation of the water district.
Who sponsors CA AB 2568?
Johnson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2568.
Description
Existing law authorizes a water district, as defined, to adopt an ordinance that provides compensation to members of the governing board, as specified. Existing law prohibits a water district from adopting an ordinance that compensates members of the governing board for more than a total of 10 days in any calendar month. This bill would, until January 1, 2032, authorize a water district that has at least 90,000 residents within its jurisdiction to adopt an ordinance that compensates members of the governing board for up to a total of 15 days in any calendar month, but would require the members of the governing board of a water district that compensates its members for more than 10 days in a calendar month to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why providing compensation for more than 10 days per calendar month is necessary for the effective operation of the water district.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-10
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 621, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Johnsonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 621, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-28
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-24
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-24
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-05-12
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4992.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-04
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-30
Ordered to second reading.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-30
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-04-28
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-27
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-23
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-11
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-03-10
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-22 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Carrillo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Johnson: yes
AB 2568 Johnson Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-11 · pass · 70-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Haney: yes
- Flora: yes
- Berman: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ta: yes
- Hart: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Patel: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Chen: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Lee: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Solache: other
- DeMaio: other
- McKinnor: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Soria: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Arambula: other
Do pass
2026-06-17 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Arreguín: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ashby: other
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