---
type: "Bill"
title: "Stormwater resources: use of captured water."
description: "Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan that meets specified standards to address the capture of stormwater, as defined, and dry weather runoff, as defined."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "AB 2594"
citation: "California AB 2594 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Stormwater resources: use of captured water."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordon"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 29
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-02-19"
last_action: "2016-09-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d39f8644-c18e-432c-88dc-80b7ea650733"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2594"
source_hash: "15325174bf23e7297d359b2ad2cc3445d4ab5c837315c8302bdfc436de6afe30"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2594 (20152016) — Stormwater resources: use of captured water.

Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan that meets specified standards to address the capture of stormwater, as defined, and dry weather runoff, as defined.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/19/16 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2594&version=20150AB259499INT)
2. **03/17/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2594&version=20150AB259498AMD)
3. **05/19/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2594&version=20150AB259497AMD)
4. **08/01/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2594&version=20150AB259496AMD)
5. **08/17/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2594&version=20150AB259495AMD)
6. **09/23/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2594&version=20150AB259493CHP)
7. **AB2594** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2594)
8. **08/29/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2594&version=20150AB259494ENR)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading AB2594 Gordon By Pavley — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Be re-referred to the Committee on [Water, Parks, and Wildlife] — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 2594 GORDON Assembly Third Reading — **57–12** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- AB 2594 GORDON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **10–3** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **15–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gordon — primary (person)
- Pavley — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-19** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2016-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- **2016-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** Referred to Com. on E. & R. `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-03-28** Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-28** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-31** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 31). Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2016-04-20** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 3.) (May 11). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-05-12** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-05-19** Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4853.) `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-05-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 12. Page 4897.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-05-23** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2016-06-09** Referred to Com. on E.Q. `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-15** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-06-16** Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-30** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 28). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2016-08-01** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-08** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2016-08-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-17** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-22** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5227.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2016-08-25** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6298.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2016-09-02** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.
- **2016-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2016-09-23** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 526, Statutes of 2016.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d39f8644-c18e-432c-88dc-80b7ea650733`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).