AB 676 California Assembly · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Water: general state policy.

Summary

Existing law establishes various state water policies, including the policy that the use of water for domestic purposes is the highest use of water and that the next highest use is for irrigation. This bill would specify that the use of water for domestic purposes includes water use for human consumption, cooking, sanitary purposes, care of household livestock, animals, and gardens, fire suppression and other safety purposes, and a purpose determined to be a domestic purpose as established by the common law.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Jun 2023

Assembly Passage

May 2023

Senate Passage

Sep 2023

Vetoed

Jan 2024

Introduced Feb 13, 2023 Vetoed Jan 3, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Sep 7, 2023 · Assembly May 22, 2023

How they voted

26–11

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Sep 7, 2023

D Democratic31

26 Yea 2 Nay 3

83% Yea

R Republican9

9 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 25, 2024

Vetoed

Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

lower

Jan 3, 2024

Vetoed

Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

lower

Oct 8, 2023

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor.

lower

Sep 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 14. Page 3192.).

lower

Sep 7, 2023

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Sep 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 2452.).

upper

Aug 21, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

upper

Jul 12, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

upper

Jul 11, 2023

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 10).

upper

Jun 22, 2023

Upper · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

upper

Jun 12, 2023

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

upper

May 31, 2023

Committee

Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

upper

May 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 17. Page 1689.)

lower

May 4, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

lower

May 3, 2023

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (May 2).

lower

Mar 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Mar 14, 2023

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

lower

Mar 13, 2023

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.

lower

Feb 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and E.S. & T.M.

lower

Feb 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors