CA AB 763

in committee

Timber harvesting: waste discharge requirements.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 763 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 763 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-06): Referred to Com. on E.Q.

What is CA AB 763 about?

The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act requires a California regional water quality control board to prescribe waste discharge requirements for the discharge of pollutants into state waters and authorizes the regional board to prescribe general waste discharge requirements for a category of discharges if the regional board finds or determines that certain criteria apply to the discharges in that category. This bill would require, for a regional board that has adopted general waste discharge requirements for timber harvesting, the regional board to approve, deny, or otherwise act on a request for coverage for timber harvesting operations performed consistent with an approved timber harvesting plan subject to those general waste discharge requirements.

Who sponsors CA AB 763?

Ward is the primary sponsor of CA AB 763.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-05
Latest action: 2026-05-06 — Referred to Com. on E.Q.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on E.Q.
referral-committee
2026-01-29
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-01-29
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 3884.)
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2026-01-26
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-01-22
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
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2026-01-13
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-01-05
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
referral-committee
2026-01-05
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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2026-01-05
Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
referral-committee
2025-04-04
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-24
Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and E.S & T.M.
referral-committee
2025-02-19
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18
Read first time. To print.
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Versions

02/18/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-18Compare
01/05/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-05Compare
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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-01-13 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Lee: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Papan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ellis: yes
- McKinnor: yes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-01-22 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: yes
- Dixon: yes
AB 763 Ward Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-01-29 · pass · 70-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bains: yes
- Haney: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ta: yes
- Solache: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Fong: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Patel: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Soria: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Krell: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Davies: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Hart: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Arambula: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Chen: other
- Ransom: other
- Flora: other
- Gipson: other
- Lee: other
- Ellis: other
- Valencia: other

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