Existing law requires each urban retail water supplier to calculate an urban water use objective no later than November 1, 2023, and by November 1 every year thereafter. Existing law requires the urban water use objective to be composed of the sum of certain water use estimates, including aggregate estimated efficient water losses. Existing law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to issue information orders, written notices, and conservation orders to an urban retail water supplier that does not meet its urban water use objective, as specified.
California SB 134 (20192020) — Water conservation: water losses: enforcement.
Existing law requires each urban retail water supplier to calculate an urban water use objective no later than November 1, 2023, and by November 1 every year thereafter. Existing law requires the urban water use objective to be composed of the sum of certain water use estimates, including aggregate estimated efficient water losses. Existing law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to issue information orders, written notices, and conservation orders to an urban retail water supplier that does not meet its urban water use objective, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
SB 134 Hertzberg Senate Third Reading By Blanca Rubio — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hertzberg — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-01-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-01-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
2019-01-24 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2019-03-13 Set for hearing April 9.
2019-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 622.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-05-01 Set for hearing May 6.
2019-05-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-08 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-08 Ordered to second reading.
2019-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1033.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-13 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-05-30 Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. referral-committee
2019-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-19 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2755.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-08-20 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2019-08-27 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2019-08-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-08-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 203, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/12da8533-6a8a-4a39-8192-281a450e9695. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).