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type: "Bill"
title: "Public water system: permits."
description: "(1) Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various responsibilities and duties relating to providing a dependable, safe supply of drinking water. The act prohibits a person from operating a public water system unless he or she first submits an application, including a technical report, to the state board and receives a permit, as specified. The act requires the state board, upon determination that the application is complete, to make a specified investigation, and allows the state board to impose permit conditions, requirements for system improvements, and time schedules as the state board deems necessary to ensure an affordable, reliable, and adequate supply of water at all times that is pure, wholesome, and potable. The act provides that a person who knowingly makes a false statement or representation in a report submitted, maintained, or used for purposes of compliance with the act may be punished as a misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "SB 1263"
citation: "California SB 1263 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public water system: permits."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wieckowski"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 31
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82c00b58-e125-4984-a1ce-a4b5e6d7aad9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263"
source_hash: "ac90e94baefa32938e5a6e38204cdb1c177aa899b7f48214c6e0fd437ccb4d89"
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 SB 1263 (20152016) — Public water system: permits.
(1) Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various responsibilities and duties relating to providing a dependable, safe supply of drinking water. The act prohibits a person from operating a public water system unless he or she first submits an application, including a technical report, to the state board and receives a permit, as specified. The act requires the state board, upon determination that the application is complete, to make a specified investigation, and allows the state board to impose permit conditions, requirements for system improvements, and time schedules as the state board deems necessary to ensure an affordable, reliable, and adequate supply of water at all times that is pure, wholesome, and potable. The act provides that a person who knowingly makes a false statement or representation in a report submitted, maintained, or used for purposes of compliance with the act may be punished as a misdemeanor.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/18/16 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263&version=20150SB126399INT)
2. **06/08/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263&version=20150SB126398AMD)
3. **06/20/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263&version=20150SB126397AMD)
4. **06/29/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263&version=20150SB126396AMD)
5. **08/11/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263&version=20150SB126395AMD)
6. **08/19/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263&version=20150SB126394AMD)
7. **09/29/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263&version=20150SB126392CHP)
8. **SB1263** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263)
9. **09/02/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1263&version=20150SB126393ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **42** (pass) · upper
- SB 1263 Wieckowski Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, E. — **3930** (fail) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **104** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **146** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB1263 Wieckowski Concurrence — **2414** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Water, Parks, and Wildlife] — **50** (pass) · lower
- SB 1263 Wieckowski Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, E. — **4330** (pass) · lower
- SB 1263 Wieckowski Motion to Reconsider By GARCIA, E. — **5021** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **2113** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Wieckowski — primary (person)
- Pavley — author (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2016-02-19** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
- **2016-03-03** Referred to Com. on E.Q. `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Set for hearing April 6.
- **2016-04-06** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 3419.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-04-22** Set for hearing May 2.
- **2016-05-02** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2016-05-03** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-05-09** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 3806.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-05-10** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2016-05-16** Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and W., P., & W. `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-08** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-06-15** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-06-20** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-06-28** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-29** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (August 3). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-08-04** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-11** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-11** Ordered to third reading.
- **2016-08-18** Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 39. Noes 30. Page 5928.) `reading-3, failure, reading-1`
- **2016-08-18** Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia.
- **2016-08-19** Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 50. Noes 21. Page 5980.)
- **2016-08-19** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-19** Ordered to third reading.
- **2016-08-25** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 43. Noes 30. Page 6307.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-25** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2016-08-29** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 5476.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2016-09-08** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- **2016-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2016-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 843, Statutes of 2016.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82c00b58-e125-4984-a1ce-a4b5e6d7aad9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).