Existing law requires public water systems to take specified actions to test for and remediate certain contaminants in drinking water, including lead and copper. Existing law prohibits the use of any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, solder, or flux that is not lead free in the installation or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in a facility providing water for human consumption, except as specified.
California SB 1398 (20152016) — Public water systems: lead user service lines.
Existing law requires public water systems to take specified actions to test for and remediate certain contaminants in drinking water, including lead and copper. Existing law prohibits the use of any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, solder, or flux that is not lead free in the installation or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in a facility providing water for human consumption, except as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–1 (pass) · lower
SB 1398 Leyva Senate Third Reading By QUIRK — 72–7 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–1 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1398 Leyva Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Leyva — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2016-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-10 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-03-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-03-31 Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2016-04-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3644.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2016-05-09 May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-05-20 Set for hearing May 27.
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4010.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-05-31 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4126.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-13 Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2016-06-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-03 August 3 hearing postponed by committee.
2016-08-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 2.) (August 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 7. Page 6367.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5555.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2016-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 731, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ea3249de-b20a-4327-9116-69f563b0573c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).