republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/sb-836.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Landowner: water right holder: jointly used conduits: County of Siskiyou."
description: "Existing law declares that the general welfare requires that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable, that the waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented, and that the conservation of water is to be exercised with a view to the reasonable and beneficial use of water in the interest of the people and for the public welfare."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "SB 836"
citation: "California SB 836 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["County of Siskiyou", "Landowner", "jointly used conduits", "water right holder"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dahle"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-17"
last_action: "2023-10-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/170e6bc9-227f-4cc6-8fcf-4606e2fdb46b"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB836"
source_hash: "ed518463a8f2d1b923003b0af26c96afc7c77ab16c3909ec06ae681f87b0aabc"
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 836 (20232024) — Landowner: water right holder: jointly used conduits: County of Siskiyou.

Existing law declares that the general welfare requires that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable, that the waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented, and that the conservation of water is to be exercised with a view to the reasonable and beneficial use of water in the interest of the people and for the public welfare.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/17/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB836&version=20230SB83699INT)
2. **04/27/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB836&version=20230SB83698AMD)
3. **07/12/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB836&version=20230SB83697AMD)
4. **10/13/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB836&version=20230SB83695CHP)
5. **SB836** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB836)
6. **09/14/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB836&version=20230SB83696ENR)

## Votes

- SB 836 Dahle Senate Third Reading By Megan Dahle — **72–2** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB836 Dahle Concurrence — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dahle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-17** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-21** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
- **2023-03-01** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Set for hearing March 28.
- **2023-03-09** March 28 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2023-04-11** Set for hearing April 25.
- **2023-04-26** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 900.) (April 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2023-05-11** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1057.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-18** Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** June 20 hearing postponed by committee.
- **2023-07-11** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 11). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-12** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-07-13** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-07** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 2989.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-07** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2023-09-12** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2667.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-20** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2023-10-13** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 889, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/170e6bc9-227f-4cc6-8fcf-4606e2fdb46b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).