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Bill Drought: excessive water use: urban retail water suppliers. The California Constitution declares the policy that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable, that the waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented, and that the conservation of such waters is to be exercised with a view to the reasonable and beneficial use of the waters in the interest of the people and for the public welfare. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board to take all appropriate proceedings or actions to prevent waste, unreasonable use, unreasonable method of use, or unreasonable method of diversion of water in this state. Existing law authorizes any public entity, as defined, that supplies water at retail or wholesale for the benefit of persons within the service area or area of jurisdiction of the public entity to, by ordinance or resolution, adopt and enforce a water conservation program to reduce the quantity of water used for the purpose of conserving the water supplies of the public entity. Existing law provides that a violation of a requirement of a water conservation program is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 30 days, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both. us/states/ca California Legislature 20152016 SB 814 California SB 814 (20152016)
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California SB 814 (20152016) — Drought: excessive water use: urban retail water suppliers.

The California Constitution declares the policy that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable, that the waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented, and that the conservation of such waters is to be exercised with a view to the reasonable and beneficial use of the waters in the interest of the people and for the public welfare. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board to take all appropriate proceedings or actions to prevent waste, unreasonable use, unreasonable method of use, or unreasonable method of diversion of water in this state. Existing law authorizes any public entity, as defined, that supplies water at retail or wholesale for the benefit of persons within the service area or area of jurisdiction of the public entity to, by ordinance or resolution, adopt and enforce a water conservation program to reduce the quantity of water used for the purpose of conserving the water supplies of the public entity. Existing law provides that a violation of a requirement of a water conservation program is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 30 days, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. 01/04/16 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 03/17/16 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 03/30/16 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 06/06/16 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  5. 06/21/16 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  6. 08/29/16 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  7. SB814 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 08/12/16 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 72 (pass) · upper
  • Unfinished Business SB814 Hill Concurrence — 2313 (pass) · upper
  • That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 61 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 94 (pass) · lower
  • SB 814 Hill Senate Third Reading By LEVINE — 4529 (pass) · lower
  • 3rd Reading — 2311 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass. — 126 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Hill — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2016-01-04 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
  • 2016-01-05 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 4.
  • 2016-01-28 Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD. referral-committee
  • 2016-03-09 Set for hearing March 29.
  • 2016-03-17 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
  • 2016-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3312.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2016-03-30 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
  • 2016-03-31 Withdrawn from committee.
  • 2016-03-31 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
  • 2016-04-22 Set for hearing May 2.
  • 2016-05-02 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
  • 2016-05-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
  • 2016-05-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 3801.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
  • 2016-05-10 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
  • 2016-05-16 Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. referral-committee
  • 2016-06-06 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
  • 2016-06-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
  • 2016-06-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
  • 2016-06-21 (Corrected June 21).
  • 2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 6.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2016-06-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
  • 2016-08-04 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 29. Page 5710.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
  • 2016-08-04 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  • 2016-08-08 Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
  • 2016-08-08 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4819.) Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee, committee-passage
  • 2016-08-09 Set for hearing August 10.
  • 2016-08-10 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4848.) committee-passage
  • 2016-08-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 4864.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
  • 2016-08-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
  • 2016-08-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2016-08-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 230, Statutes of 2016.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8075e1cc-c9e7-4dfd-97fb-8064e0a92cb0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).