---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009."
description: "The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 establishes the Delta Stewardship Council, which is required to develop, adopt, and commence implementation of a comprehensive management plan for the Delta by January 1, 2012. The act requires a state or local public agency that proposes to undertake a covered action to prepare a written certification, as prescribed, as to whether the covered action is consistent with the Delta Plan. The act defines \"covered action\" to mean a plan, program, or project that meets specified conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "SB 1495"
citation: "California SB 1495 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wolk"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2012-02-24"
last_action: "2012-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84938a55-c2dd-4376-8827-d50741a1c93f"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1495"
source_hash: "42a2bd7abcc9a6a14324d99ed9210cb8fd119ada088b5c4286ee23839638b5ba"
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 SB 1495 (20112012) — Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 establishes the Delta Stewardship Council, which is required to develop, adopt, and commence implementation of a comprehensive management plan for the Delta by January 1, 2012. The act requires a state or local public agency that proposes to undertake a covered action to prepare a written certification, as prescribed, as to whether the covered action is consistent with the Delta Plan. The act defines "covered action" to mean a plan, program, or project that meets specified conditions.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/24/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1495&version=20110SB149599INT)
2. **04/16/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1495&version=20110SB149598AMD)
3. **08/14/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1495&version=20110SB149597AMD)
4. **08/22/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1495&version=20110SB149596AMD)
5. **09/25/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1495&version=20110SB149594CHP)
6. **SB1495** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1495)
7. **08/31/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1495&version=20110SB149595ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB1495 Wolk Concurrence — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 1495 Wolk Senate Third Reading By HUBER — **79–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wolk — primary (person)
- Bill Berryhill — coauthor (person)
- Galgiani — coauthor (person)
- Huber — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-24** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction`
- **2012-02-26** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
- **2012-02-27** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-12** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3122.) (April 10). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-04-16** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-04-20** Set for hearing April 30.
- **2012-04-30** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-05-03** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3401.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-05-03** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2012-05-10** Referred to Com. on W., P. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2012-06-12** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-13** From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-14** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-14** (Corrected August 16.)
- **2012-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-16** From consent calendar.
- **2012-08-16** Ordered to third reading.
- **2012-08-20** Read third time and amended. (Page 6003.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-20** Ordered to third reading.
- **2012-08-20** Action rescinded whereby amendments were adopted.
- **2012-08-20** Ordered to third reading.
- **2012-08-22** Read third time and amended. (Page 6123.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-22** Ordered to third reading.
- **2012-08-27** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 6340.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-28** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2012-08-29** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4966.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2012-09-06** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2012-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 552, Statutes of 2012.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84938a55-c2dd-4376-8827-d50741a1c93f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).