(1) The California Constitution requires the reasonable and beneficial use of water. Existing law establishes various state water policies, including the policy that the people of the state have a paramount interest in the use of all the water of the state and that the state is required to determine what water of the state, surface and underground, can be converted to public use or be controlled for public protection.
California SB 1168 (20132014) — Groundwater management.
(1) The California Constitution requires the reasonable and beneficial use of water. Existing law establishes various state water policies, including the policy that the people of the state have a paramount interest in the use of all the water of the state and that the state is required to determine what water of the state, surface and underground, can be converted to public use or be controlled for public protection.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1168 Pavley Senate Third Reading By DICKINSON — 47–27 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 24–12 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Pavley — primary (person)
Dickinson — principal coauthor (person)
Rendon — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2014-03-06 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2014-03-27 Set for hearing April 22.
2014-04-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-22 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3215.) (April 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-23 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-25 Set for hearing May 5.
2014-05-05 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3710.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 3603.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-02 Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. referral-committee
2014-06-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-13 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee