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CA SB 1139

enacted

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District: nonfunctional turf: noncompliance and enforcement.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1139 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1139 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 88, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1139 about?

The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Law establishes the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. The act authorizes the district to, among other things, prohibit the use of district water during an emergency caused by drought, or other threatened or existing water shortage, for specific uses that the district finds to be nonessential. Existing law prohibits the use of potable water for the irrigation of nonfunctional turf located on commercial, industrial, and institutional properties, other than a cemetery, and on properties of homeowners' associations, common interest developments, and community service organizations or similar entities, as specified. Existing law requires a person or entity to be subject to civil liability or penalties by the State Water Resources Control Board, as prescribed, or to civil liability and penalties imposed by an urban water supplier, pursuant to a locally adopted ordinance or policy. Existing law authorizes a public water system, city, county, or city and county to enforce the provisions relating to the prohibition, as specified. This bill would require a person or entity to be subject to civil liability or penalties imposed by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District pursuant to a locally adopted ordinance or policy. The bill would authorize the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District to enforce the provisions relating to the prohibition, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.

Who sponsors CA SB 1139?

Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1139.

Description

The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Law establishes the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. The act authorizes the district to, among other things, prohibit the use of district water during an emergency caused by drought, or other threatened or existing water shortage, for specific uses that the district finds to be nonessential. Existing law prohibits the use of potable water for the irrigation of nonfunctional turf located on commercial, industrial, and institutional properties, other than a cemetery, and on properties of homeowners' associations, common interest developments, and community service organizations or similar entities, as specified. Existing law requires a person or entity to be subject to civil liability or penalties by the State Water Resources Control Board, as prescribed, or to civil liability and penalties imposed by an urban water supplier, pursuant to a locally adopted ordinance or policy. Existing law authorizes a public water system, city, county, or city and county to enforce the provisions relating to the prohibition, as specified. This bill would require a person or entity to be subject to civil liability or penalties imposed by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District pursuant to a locally adopted ordinance or policy. The bill would authorize the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District to enforce the provisions relating to the prohibition, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-07-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 88, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lairdauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-13

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 88, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-07-13

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-07-01

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  4. 2026-06-22

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. 2026-06-22

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5795.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  6. 2026-06-22

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-06-17

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  8. 2026-06-16

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16).

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  9. 2026-05-18

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

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  10. 2026-04-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  11. 2026-04-20

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3950.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  12. 2026-04-15

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  13. 2026-04-14

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3870.) (April 14).

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  14. 2026-04-02

    Set for hearing April 14.

  15. 2026-03-27

    April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  16. 2026-03-24

    Set for hearing April 7.

  17. 2026-03-23

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  18. 2026-02-26

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  19. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  20. 2026-02-18

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 03/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-23Compare
  • 06/25/26 - Enrolled — 2026-06-25Compare
  • 07/13/26 - Chaptered — 2026-07-13Compare
  • SB1139Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-04-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Becker: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cortese: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2026-04-20 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Pérez: other
    • Ochoa Bogh: other

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-06-16 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Bennett: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Bains: other

  • SB 1139 Laird Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-06-22 · pass · 71-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Lee: other
    • Bains: other
    • Bonta: other
    • Schiavo: other
    • Sharp-Collins: other
    • Quirk-Silva: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Johnson: other

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