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AB 937 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Groundwater planning: technical assistance: disadvantaged communities.

Summary
Under existing law, the right to water or to the use of water is limited to that amount of water that may be reasonably required for the beneficial use to be served. Existing law declares that the storing of water underground, and related diversions for that purpose, constitute a beneficial use of water if the stored water is thereafter applied to the beneficial purposes for which the appropriation for storage was made. This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to provide technical assistance to disadvantaged communities so that they may participate in groundwater planning, including, but not limited to, plans for regional groundwater banking, with any county or other local agency.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Aug 2015
Assembly Passage
Jun 2015
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2015 Last action Aug 27, 2015
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 3, 2015

How they voted

71–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 72
Jun 3, 2015
D Democratic47
46 Yea 1
97% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican24
24 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Aug 27, 2015
Upper · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
upper
Aug 17, 2015
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jul 16, 2015
Committee
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jul 15, 2015
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 14).
upper
Jun 18, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Jun 3, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (71-0-1)
assembly
Jun 1, 2015
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
lower
May 28, 2015
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28).
lower
May 6, 2015
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 28, 2015
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 23, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
lower
Apr 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Further hearing to be set.
lower
Apr 6, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
lower
Mar 26, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
lower
Feb 27, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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