Existing law vests in the State Water Resources Control Board the authority to implement the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the California Safe Drinking Water Act. Under existing law, a water district, as defined, in existence prior to May 18, 1994, that provides primarily agricultural services through a piped water system with only incidental residential or similar uses is not considered to be a public water system under specified conditions, including the system certifying that it is providing alternative water for residential or similar uses for drinking water and cooking to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.
California AB 1428 (20212022) — Safe Drinking Water Act: applicability.
Existing law vests in the State Water Resources Control Board the authority to implement the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the California Safe Drinking Water Act. Under existing law, a water district, as defined, in existence prior to May 18, 1994, that provides primarily agricultural services through a piped water system with only incidental residential or similar uses is not considered to be a public water system under specified conditions, including the system certifying that it is providing alternative water for residential or similar uses for drinking water and cooking to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.
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] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1428 Quirk Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar AB1428 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Quirk — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-02-19 Introduced. To print. introduction
2021-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2021-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2021-03-11 Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2021-04-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-05-19 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1657.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-06-09 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2021-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-06-21 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2021-06-22 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-06-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1634.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-24 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2021-06-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2021-07-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-07-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 64, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4d4e992c-2e79-4845-9fcb-c519ed6f85cf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).