republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-1061.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Common interest developments: water-efficient landscapes."
description: "Existing law requires a local agency to adopt a specified updated model ordinance regarding water-efficient landscapes or a water-efficient landscape ordinance that is at least as effective in conserving water as the updated model ordinance. Existing law allows certain water providers to take specified actions regarding water conservation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 1061"
citation: "California AB 1061 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Common interest developments: water-efficient landscapes."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lieu"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f61f463-640d-4f72-840a-324bdd72c48c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061"
source_hash: "5e3ed3abb5b44d8ca2f317507cc5511748b28d1f3ec544028249d9d90d786157"
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 1061 (20092010) — Common interest developments: water-efficient landscapes.

Existing law requires a local agency to adopt a specified updated model ordinance regarding water-efficient landscapes or a water-efficient landscape ordinance that is at least as effective in conserving water as the updated model ordinance. Existing law allows certain water providers to take specified actions regarding water conservation.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/27/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061&version=20090AB106199INT)
2. **04/13/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061&version=20090AB106198AMD)
3. **04/15/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061&version=20090AB106197AMD)
4. **05/27/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061&version=20090AB106196AMD)
5. **06/10/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061&version=20090AB106195AMD)
6. **06/29/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061&version=20090AB106194AMD)
7. **08/17/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061&version=20090AB106193AMD)
8. **10/11/09 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061&version=20090AB106191CHP)
9. **AB1061** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061)
10. **08/31/09 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1061&version=20090AB106192ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #12 AB1061 Lieu — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1061 LIEU Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1061 LIEU Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #15 AB1061 Lieu By Lowenthal — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lieu — primary (person)
- Bill Berryhill — coauthor (person)
- DeSaulnier — coauthor (person)
- Hancock — coauthor (person)
- Huffman — coauthor (person)
- Jeffries — coauthor (person)
- Jones — coauthor (person)
- Lowenthal — coauthor (person)
- Salas — coauthor (person)
- Skinner — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2009-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
- **2009-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-13** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-04-13** Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-04-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-04-16** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-04-20** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 984.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-04-20** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-04-30** Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-27** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2009-06-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2009-06-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2009-06-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-06-22** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
- **2009-06-23** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-06-29** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-06-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-07-02** Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2009-07-09** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1668.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-07-09** In Assembly.
- **2009-07-09** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2009-07-09** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2009-08-17** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-08-17** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-08-18** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-08-20** Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2009-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1927.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2009-08-27** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2744.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-09-02** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
- **2009-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2009-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2009.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f61f463-640d-4f72-840a-324bdd72c48c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).