The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.
Existing law, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009, provides that it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the sustainable management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem, to provide for a more reliable water supply for the state, to protect and enhance the quality of water supply from the Delta, as defined, and to establish a governance structure that will direct efforts across state agencies to develop a legally enforceable Delta Plan.
California SB 650 (20252026) — The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.
Existing law, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009, provides that it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the sustainable management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem, to provide for a more reliable water supply for the state, to protect and enhance the quality of water supply from the Delta, as defined, and to establish a governance structure that will direct efforts across state agencies to develop a legally enforceable Delta Plan.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB650 Cabaldon Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
SB 650 Cabaldon Senate Third Reading By Flora — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Cabaldon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-03-05 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2025-03-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-02 Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-04-03 Set for hearing April 8.
2025-04-08 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 708.) (April 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-08 Set for hearing April 29.
2025-04-09 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 942.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-05-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-15 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1091.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-15 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-05-29 Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-06-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-17 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-08-18 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2025-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-18 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-08-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2772.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-08-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-03 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2424.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-10-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 324, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/858679c7-8003-469d-98fa-11cfd3841d5d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).