(1) Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use of recycled water where the use involves the protection of public health. Existing regulations prescribe various requirements and prohibitions relating to recycled water. Existing law requires any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any sewage or other waste, or the effluent of treated sewage or other waste, to be discharged in or on any waters of the state, or where it probably will be discharged in or on any waters of the state, to immediately notify the local health officer of the director of environmental health of the discharge, as prescribed.
California AB 803 (20132014) — Water Recycling Act of 2013.
(1) Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use of recycled water where the use involves the protection of public health. Existing regulations prescribe various requirements and prohibitions relating to recycled water. Existing law requires any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any sewage or other waste, or the effluent of treated sewage or other waste, to be discharged in or on any waters of the state, or where it probably will be discharged in or on any waters of the state, to immediately notify the local health officer of the director of environmental health of the discharge, as prescribed.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
AB 803 GOMEZ Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
AB 803 GOMEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gomez — primary (person)
Hueso — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-21 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2013-03-04 Referred to Coms. on W.,P. & W. and E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2013-04-08 Assembly Rule 47.1 invoked. (Hueso).
2013-04-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-10 Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. referral-committee
2013-04-18 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-22 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2013-05-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1761.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-06-13 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2013-06-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-25 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-08 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-08-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-19 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2013-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-22 From consent calendar.
2013-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2013-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1987.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2781.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2013-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 635, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/84cd3c60-db63-4203-ae08-431004764e82. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).