CA SB 697
enactedDetermination of water rights: stream system.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did CA SB 697 pass?
Yes. CA SB 697 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-06. Latest recorded action (2025-10-06): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 422, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA SB 697 about?
(1) Existing law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to hold proceedings to determine all rights to water of a stream system whether based upon appropriation, riparian right, or other basis of right. Existing law provides various requirements for the board when determining adjudication of water rights, including, among other things, performing a detailed field investigation of a stream system, as defined, issuing an order of determination, providing notice and a hearing process, and filing a final order. This bill would revise the above-described provisions regarding the board's statutory adjudication of water rights during an investigation of a stream system to, among other things, require representatives of the board to investigate in detail the use of water with the authority, but no requirement, to conduct a field investigation, authorize the board, if the board determines that the information provided by the person, as specified, is inadequate, to issue information orders that require claimants to submit reports of water use from the stream system through a form provided by the board, and require claimants to respond to that order within 75 days of the date of issuance by the board. (2) Existing law establishes procedures for reconsideration and amendment of specified decisions and orders of the board. Existing law authorizes any party aggrieved by a specified decision or order of the board to file, not later than 30 days from the date of final board action, a petition for writ of mandate for judicial review of the decision or order. This bill would apply the procedures for reconsideration, amendment, and judicial review to decisions and orders of the board issued pursuant to the provisions described above.
Who sponsors CA SB 697?
Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 697.
Description
(1) Existing law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to hold proceedings to determine all rights to water of a stream system whether based upon appropriation, riparian right, or other basis of right. Existing law provides various requirements for the board when determining adjudication of water rights, including, among other things, performing a detailed field investigation of a stream system, as defined, issuing an order of determination, providing notice and a hearing process, and filing a final order. This bill would revise the above-described provisions regarding the board's statutory adjudication of water rights during an investigation of a stream system to, among other things, require representatives of the board to investigate in detail the use of water with the authority, but no requirement, to conduct a field investigation, authorize the board, if the board determines that the information provided by the person, as specified, is inadequate, to issue information orders that require claimants to submit reports of water use from the stream system through a form provided by the board, and require claimants to respond to that order within 75 days of the date of issuance by the board. (2) Existing law establishes procedures for reconsideration and amendment of specified decisions and orders of the board. Existing law authorizes any party aggrieved by a specified decision or order of the board to file, not later than 30 days from the date of final board action, a petition for writ of mandate for judicial review of the decision or order. This bill would apply the procedures for reconsideration, amendment, and judicial review to decisions and orders of the board issued pursuant to the provisions described above.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-21
- Latest action
- 2025-10-06 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 422, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Action timeline
2025-02-21
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2025-02-24
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-24
Read first time.
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2025-03-05
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD.
referral-committee
2025-03-12
Set for hearing March 25.
2025-03-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 532.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-04-03
Set for hearing April 22.
2025-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 837.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-04-25
Set for hearing May 5.
2025-05-01
May 5 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-01
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-02
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2025-05-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-28
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 1. Page 1272.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-05-28
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-06-05
Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and JUD.
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2025-07-02
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).
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2025-07-03
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-07-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-08-20
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 20).
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2025-08-21
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-08-29
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 2793.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2025-08-29
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-02
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2410.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2025-09-09
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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2025-10-06
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-10-06
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 422, Statutes of 2025.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2025-03-25 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Allen: yes
- Laird: yes
- Limón: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Stern: yes
- Seyarto: other
- Grove: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-22 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Allen: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Laird: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Stern: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Valladares: other
- Niello: other
3rd Reading
2025-05-28 · pass · 29-1
Member-level votes (40)
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Allen: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Laird: yes
- Limón: yes
- Becker: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Stern: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Grove: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
- Niello: other
- Strickland: other
- Valladares: other
- Cervantes: other
- Choi: other
- Seyarto: other
- Reyes: other
- Jones: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2025-07-01 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Hart: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bains: yes
- Macedo: other
- Tangipa: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-08 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Bryan: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Papan: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Hart: yes
- Macedo: other
Do pass.
2025-08-20 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Fong: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: other
- Tangipa: other
SB 697 Laird Senate Third Reading By Papan
2025-08-29 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Connolly: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Hart: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Soria: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patel: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ransom: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Addis: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Chen: yes
- Davies: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ward: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: other
- Elhawary: other
- McKinnor: other
- Valencia: other
- Hadwick: other
- Lee: other
- Castillo: other
- Gallagher: other
- Macedo: other
- Tangipa: other
- Ellis: other
- Berman: other
- Flora: other
Unfinished Business SB697 Laird Concurrence
2025-09-02 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Laird: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Jones: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Niello: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grove: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Stern: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: other
- Choi: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Seyarto: other
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