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CA AB 2630

in committee

Water diversion and use: adoption of regulations.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2630 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 2630 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-16): In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

What is CA AB 2630 about?

Existing law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt regulations requiring measurement and reporting of water diversion and use by persons, including, among others, those authorized to appropriate water under a permit, a license, a registration for small domestic, small irrigation, or livestock stockpond use, or a certificate for livestock stockpond use. For the initial regulations, existing law requires that they be adopted as emergency regulations and provides that the emergency regulations remain in effect until revised by the state board. Existing law also exempts the initial regulations from the California Environmental Quality Act. This bill would require, until January 1, 2032, that all further regulations adopted by the state board pursuant to these provisions be adopted as emergency regulations and remain in effect until revised by the state board, and would exempt them from the California Environmental Quality Act.

Who sponsors CA AB 2630?

Bennett is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2630.

Description

Existing law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt regulations requiring measurement and reporting of water diversion and use by persons, including, among others, those authorized to appropriate water under a permit, a license, a registration for small domestic, small irrigation, or livestock stockpond use, or a certificate for livestock stockpond use. For the initial regulations, existing law requires that they be adopted as emergency regulations and provides that the emergency regulations remain in effect until revised by the state board. Existing law also exempts the initial regulations from the California Environmental Quality Act. This bill would require, until January 1, 2032, that all further regulations adopted by the state board pursuant to these provisions be adopted as emergency regulations and remain in effect until revised by the state board, and would exempt them from the California Environmental Quality Act.

Introduced
2026-03-25
Latest action
2026-04-16 — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bennettauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-16

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

  2. 2026-04-06

    Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  3. 2026-03-26

    Read second time and amended.

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  4. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (March 24).

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  5. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and NAT. RES.

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  6. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  7. 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 [Natural Resources]

    2026-03-24 · pass · 8-4

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Caloza: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Bains: no
    • Ávila Farías: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2630

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