--- type: "Bill" title: "Public resources: omnibus budget trailer bill." description: "(1) Existing law regulates the safe operation of various types of vessels navigating the state's ports and harbors. Existing law defines \"personal watercraft\" to mean a vessel 13 feet in length or less, propelled by machinery, that is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than in the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel. Existing law prohibits a person from operating a personal watercraft with a self-circulating device if the self-circulating device or the engine throttle has been altered in a way that would impede or prevent the self-circulating device from operating in its intended manner. Existing law requires a person operating a personal watercraft equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard-type engine cut-off switch to attach the lanyard to their clothing, as provided. A violation of these provisions is a crime." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20232024" identifier: "SB 156" citation: "California SB 156 (20232024)" classification: ["bill", "appropriation"] subjects: ["Public resources", "omnibus budget trailer bill"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review"] version_count: 5 action_count: 20 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2023-01-18" last_action: "2024-07-02" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82907b7e-dd2b-4360-ae31-5457224f3631" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB156" source_hash: "72c83017ccf87791907e8a3a06948d3d6f3b23d76329524692546d6dd9102fe0" 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 156 (20232024) — Public resources: omnibus budget trailer bill. (1) Existing law regulates the safe operation of various types of vessels navigating the state's ports and harbors. Existing law defines "personal watercraft" to mean a vessel 13 feet in length or less, propelled by machinery, that is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than in the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel. Existing law prohibits a person from operating a personal watercraft with a self-circulating device if the self-circulating device or the engine throttle has been altered in a way that would impede or prevent the self-circulating device from operating in its intended manner. Existing law requires a person operating a personal watercraft equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard-type engine cut-off switch to attach the lanyard to their clothing, as provided. A violation of these provisions is a crime. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **01/18/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB156&version=20230SB15699INT) 2. **06/22/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB156&version=20230SB15698AMD) 3. **07/02/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB156&version=20230SB15696CHP) 4. **SB156** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB156) 5. **06/28/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB156&version=20230SB15697ENR) ## Votes - 3rd Reading SB156 B. & F.R. — **29–8** (pass) · upper - Unfinished Business SB156 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence — **31–7** (pass) · upper - SB 156 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL — **60–12** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-01-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2023-01-19** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 18. - **2023-01-25** Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. `referral-committee` - **2023-03-16** Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 357.) - **2023-03-16** Ordered to second reading. - **2023-03-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2023-03-27** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 504.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2023-03-27** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2023-03-30** Referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee` - **2024-06-22** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee` - **2024-06-24** Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 14. Page 5978.) - **2024-06-24** Withdrawn from committee. - **2024-06-24** Ordered to second reading. - **2024-06-25** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-06-26** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 12. Page 6031.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-06-26** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2024-06-26** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 4777.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-07-02** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - **2024-07-02** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2024-07-02** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 72, Statutes of 2024. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82907b7e-dd2b-4360-ae31-5457224f3631`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).