The California Constitution requires that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable. Existing law specifies the jurisdiction of the courts. Under existing law, courts may adjudicate rights to produce groundwater and exercise other powers relating to the supervision of a groundwater basin. Existing law authorizes a court to order a reference to the State Water Resources Control Board, as referee, of any and all issues involved in a suit brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state for determination of rights to water.
The California Constitution requires that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable. Existing law specifies the jurisdiction of the courts. Under existing law, courts may adjudicate rights to produce groundwater and exercise other powers relating to the supervision of a groundwater basin. Existing law authorizes a court to order a reference to the State Water Resources Control Board, as referee, of any and all issues involved in a suit brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state for determination of rights to water.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 226 Pavley Senate Third Reading By ALEJO — 74–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 6–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 8–5 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB226 Pavley Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–3 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 23–14 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Pavley — primary (person)
Alejo — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2015-02-26 Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD. referral-committee
2015-03-26 Set for hearing April 14.
2015-04-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-06 (Corrected April 9)
2015-04-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 592.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-21 Set for hearing April 28.
2015-05-04 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 818.) (April 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-05-05 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-05-08 Set for hearing May 18.
2015-05-18 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2015-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 1098.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-26 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-11 Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and JUD. referral-committee
2015-06-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 5.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-17 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
2015-08-26 August 26 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-08-27 Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2015-08-31 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-03 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-09-03 Ordered to third reading.
2015-09-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 3. Page 3088.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-10 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2750.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
2015-10-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 676, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/851ff30f-91ae-4ea9-b881-3ff8f0bd4038. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).