(1) Existing law requires a city or county that determines a project, as defined, is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act to identify certain water systems that may supply water for the project and to request those public water systems to prepare and approve a specified water supply assessment. Under existing law, if no public water system is identified, the city or county is required to prepare and approve the water supply assessment. Existing law provides that if, as a result of its assessment, the public water system or city or county concludes that its water supplies are, or will be, insufficient, the public water system or city or county is required to provide its plans for acquiring additional water supplies, as prescribed.
California SB 1262 (20152016) — Water supply planning.
(1) Existing law requires a city or county that determines a project, as defined, is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act to identify certain water systems that may supply water for the project and to request those public water systems to prepare and approve a specified water supply assessment. Under existing law, if no public water system is identified, the city or county is required to prepare and approve the water supply assessment. Existing law provides that if, as a result of its assessment, the public water system or city or county concludes that its water supplies are, or will be, insufficient, the public water system or city or county is required to provide its plans for acquiring additional water supplies, as prescribed.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 22–13 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1262 Pavley Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] — 7–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
SB 1262 Pavley Senate Third Reading By LEVINE — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pavley — primary (person)
Wieckowski — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2016-03-03 Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and GOV. & F. referral-committee
2016-03-09 Set for hearing March 29.
2016-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3313.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-05 Set for hearing April 20.
2016-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3609.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2016-05-09 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2016-05-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-11 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-05-11 Ordered to second reading.
2016-05-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 3952.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-26 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-06 Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2016-06-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5894.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5363.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
2016-09-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 594, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0a1980c4-c8da-4d6c-94da-7aad3a50520f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).