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CA SB 724

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Public housing: lead testing.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 724 pass?

The current status of CA SB 724 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 724 about?

Existing law prohibits a person from using any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, solder, or flux that is not lead free in the installation or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in a facility providing water for human consumption, except when necessary for the repair of leaded joints of cast iron pipes. Existing law requires a community water system to compile an inventory of known lead user service lines in use in its distribution system and identify areas that may have lead user service lines in use in its distribution system, as provided. This bill would require the owner of a public housing unit that is owned or managed by a city, county, city and county, or city, county, or city and county housing authority, to provide information to the residents of the public housing unit regarding any applicable existing program that offers free testing of the water for lead. Because a local government would be required to provide a higher level of service by implementing its provisions, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 724?

Richardson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 724.

Description

Existing law prohibits a person from using any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, solder, or flux that is not lead free in the installation or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in a facility providing water for human consumption, except when necessary for the repair of leaded joints of cast iron pipes. Existing law requires a community water system to compile an inventory of known lead user service lines in use in its distribution system and identify areas that may have lead user service lines in use in its distribution system, as provided. This bill would require the owner of a public housing unit that is owned or managed by a city, county, city and county, or city, county, or city and county housing authority, to provide information to the residents of the public housing unit regarding any applicable existing program that offers free testing of the water for lead. Because a local government would be required to provide a higher level of service by implementing its provisions, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-08-29 — August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Richardsonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-29

    August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2025-08-20

    August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2025-06-18

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  5. 2025-06-05

    Referred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and H. & C.D.

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  6. 2025-05-29

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  7. 2025-05-29

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1329.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  8. 2025-05-27

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  9. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1211.) (May 23).

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  11. 2025-05-20

    Set for hearing May 23.

  12. 2025-05-19

    May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. 2025-05-09

    Set for hearing May 19.

  14. 2025-05-05

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2025-05-01

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 964.) (April 30).

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  16. 2025-04-02

    Set for hearing April 30.

  17. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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  18. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  19. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  20. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-04-30 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Padilla: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-19 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cabaldon: other
    • Dahle: other

  • Do pass

    2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • Special Consent

    2025-05-29 · pass · 38-0

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

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-06-17 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Papan: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • McKinnor: yes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-16 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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