CA AB 2728
enactedGroundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2728 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2728 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 963, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2728 about?
Existing law authorizes a groundwater sustainability agency to impose fees, including, but not limited to, permit fees and fees on groundwater extraction or other regulated activity, to fund the costs of a groundwater sustainability program, and investigations, inspections, compliance assistance, enforcement, and program administration, as provided. Existing law prohibits a groundwater sustainability agency from imposing those fees on a de minimis extractor, as defined, unless the agency has regulated the user, as provided. This bill would authorize a local government, including, but not limited to, a groundwater sustainability agency, that imposes a fee, levy, charge, or exaction for groundwater monitoring or management, upon making specified findings, to exempt de minimis extractors, including the above-described regulated users, from the payment of the fee, levy, charge, or exaction, as provided.
Who sponsors CA AB 2728?
Soria is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2728.
Description
Existing law authorizes a groundwater sustainability agency to impose fees, including, but not limited to, permit fees and fees on groundwater extraction or other regulated activity, to fund the costs of a groundwater sustainability program, and investigations, inspections, compliance assistance, enforcement, and program administration, as provided. Existing law prohibits a groundwater sustainability agency from imposing those fees on a de minimis extractor, as defined, unless the agency has regulated the user, as provided. This bill would authorize a local government, including, but not limited to, a groundwater sustainability agency, that imposes a fee, levy, charge, or exaction for groundwater monitoring or management, upon making specified findings, to exempt de minimis extractors, including the above-described regulated users, from the payment of the fee, levy, charge, or exaction, as provided.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 963, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Soriaauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 963, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 27).
committee-passage
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6735.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
2026-08-25
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6503.)
2026-08-13
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
referral-committee
2026-08-11
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5320.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-07-02
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-23
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-15
Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and N.R. & W.
referral-committee
2026-06-12
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-06-12
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-06-12
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-11
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
referral-committee
2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5342.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-29
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-14 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Boerner: yes
- Hart: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Papan: yes
- Gallagher: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 2728 Soria Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ellis: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Haney: yes
- Chen: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Davies: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Soria: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Krell: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-23 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-07-01 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Stern: yes
- Allen: yes
- Grove: yes
- Seyarto: yes
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