republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20172018/ab-1270.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dams and reservoirs: inspections and reporting."
description: "Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources, from time to time, to make inspections of dams and reservoirs at state expense for the purpose of determining their safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "AB 1270"
citation: "California AB 1270 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dams and reservoirs: inspections and reporting."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gallagher"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 37
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-02-17"
last_action: "2018-02-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1862fec2-6ec5-4bdb-bff3-3f85f1bd8167"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270"
source_hash: "d71f691f48d9173f432fb91ec8a492894b9e91881d90bfdd2016c33b5065fb50"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1270 (20172018) — Dams and reservoirs: inspections and reporting.

Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources, from time to time, to make inspections of dams and reservoirs at state expense for the purpose of determining their safety.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/17/17 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270&version=20170AB127099INT)
2. **01/22/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270&version=20170AB127093AMD)
3. **02/26/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270&version=20170AB127091CHP)
4. **03/21/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270&version=20170AB127098AMD)
5. **06/28/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270&version=20170AB127097AMD)
6. **07/20/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270&version=20170AB127096AMD)
7. **09/08/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270&version=20170AB127095AMD)
8. **09/12/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270&version=20170AB127094AMD)
9. **AB1270** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270)
10. **02/13/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1270&version=20170AB127092ENR)

## Votes

- AB 1270 GALLAGHER Assembly Third Reading — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 1270 GALLAGHER Concurrence - Urgency Added — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB1270 Gallagher et al. By Nielsen Urgency Clause — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gallagher — primary (person)
- Eggman — coauthor (person)
- Fong — coauthor (person)
- Mathis — coauthor (person)
- Nielsen — coauthor (person)
- Patterson — coauthor (person)
- Steinorth — coauthor (person)
- Travis Allen — coauthor (person)
- Voepel — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-17** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2017-03-20** Referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P., & W. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Coauthors revised.
- **2017-04-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-26** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-05-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1838.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2017-05-30** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-08** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-27** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 27). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2017-06-28** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2017-07-10** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2017-07-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2017-07-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-21** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-01** In committee: Held under submission.
- **2017-09-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction`
- **2017-09-12** Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2779.)
- **2017-09-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction`
- **2017-09-15** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2017-09-15** (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2976.)
- **2017-09-15** Ordered to third reading.
- **2017-09-16** Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator McGuire.
- **2018-01-22** From inactive file.
- **2018-01-22** Ordered to second reading.
- **2018-01-22** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-01-23** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3257.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after February 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2018-02-12** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 3965.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:35 p.m.
- **2018-02-26** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 3, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1862fec2-6ec5-4bdb-bff3-3f85f1bd8167`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).