CA SB 1253
enactedSalinas Reservoir: recreational use.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1253 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1253 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-31): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 177, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1253 about?
Existing law, with certain exceptions, prohibits recreational use in which there is bodily contact with water in a reservoir in which water is stored for domestic use, and establishes water standards for those exempted reservoirs. This bill would create an exception from the above-described prohibition for recreation in which there is bodily contact with water by a participant in the Salinas Reservoir if the water subsequently receives complete water treatment in compliance with all applicable regulations of the State Water Resources Control Board before being used for domestic purposes, the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District conducts a prescribed monitoring program, and the reservoir is operated in compliance with regulations of the board. The bill would require, 2 years after approval of the changed use of the reservoir to a body contact reservoir by the board's Division of Drinking Water, and biennially thereafter, the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to file with the Legislature and the board a report on the recreational uses at the Salinas Reservoir and the water treatment program for that reservoir, as specified. By imposing a new requirement on the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would repeal its provisions as of January 1, 2032. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Salinas Reservoir. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors CA SB 1253?
Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1253.
Description
Existing law, with certain exceptions, prohibits recreational use in which there is bodily contact with water in a reservoir in which water is stored for domestic use, and establishes water standards for those exempted reservoirs. This bill would create an exception from the above-described prohibition for recreation in which there is bodily contact with water by a participant in the Salinas Reservoir if the water subsequently receives complete water treatment in compliance with all applicable regulations of the State Water Resources Control Board before being used for domestic purposes, the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District conducts a prescribed monitoring program, and the reservoir is operated in compliance with regulations of the board. The bill would require, 2 years after approval of the changed use of the reservoir to a body contact reservoir by the board's Division of Drinking Water, and biennially thereafter, the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to file with the Legislature and the board a report on the recreational uses at the Salinas Reservoir and the water treatment program for that reservoir, as specified. By imposing a new requirement on the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would repeal its provisions as of January 1, 2032. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Salinas Reservoir. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-08-31 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 177, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Lairdauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-31
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 177, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-31
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-21
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-17
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5488.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-13
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-13
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6158.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-06
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-05
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Referred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and W., P., & W.
referral-committee
2026-05-14
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-05-14
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4214.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-12
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-11
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-04
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-27
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4009.) (April 22).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 22.
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3870.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
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2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-08
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Coms. on E.Q. and N.R. & W.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.Q.
referral-committee
2026-03-23
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To 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
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-22 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Allen: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Valladares: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-05-14 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Limón: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Allen: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Becker: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Choi: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Grove: yes
- Pérez: other
- Reyes: other
- Blakespear: other
- Umberg: other
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Water, Parks, and Wildlife] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-16 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ellis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lee: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Castillo: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-30 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Alvarez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Papan: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Hart: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
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