San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority: annual pumping right assessment.
Summary
Existing law, the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Act, establishes the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority and provides for its powers and duties. Among other things, the act authorizes the authority to impose an annual pumping right assessment for specified purposes in an amount not to exceed $10 per acre-foot. This bill would increase the maximum allowable annual pumping right assessment to $20 per acre-foot.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
Assembly Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Signed Oct 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Sep 5, 2023 · Assembly Apr 10, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Sep 5, 2023
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Oct 13, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Sep 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2351.).
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 7).
upper
May 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on E.Q.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 1073.)
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 14).
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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