AB 912 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District: trustees.

Summary

Existing law, the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District Act, establishes the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District governed by, and under the control of, 8 trustees. The act requires that 7 of the trustees are the 7 members of the City Council of the City of Vallejo and the 8th member-at-large trustee is appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Solano, as specified. The act prescribes the compensation for each trustee or alternate, including that each trustee of the district who is a member of the City Council of the City of Vallejo receives $100 per month for their services as a trustee of the board and may receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as trustee, as provided. Under existing law, the member-at-large trustee or alternate receives $100 for each district meeting attended, as provided, and the trustee or alternate is prohibited from being compensated for more than 3 meetings, or $300, in any calendar month. Existing law requires certain legislative bodies to prepare annually a list of, among other things, all appointive terms that will expire during the next calendar year, known as the Local Appointments List, and prescribes rules for filling unscheduled vacancies of boards, commissions, or committees for which the legislative body has the appointing power. This bill would revise the membership and size of the governing board of the district, as specified. The bill would repeal the payment for trustees who are members of the city council described above and would instead apply the above-described at-large trustee or alternate payment and prohibition to all trustees, among other changes. To the extent that the bill would impose new duties on the City Council of the City of Vallejo, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Solano, and the remaining members of the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District regarding the appointment of trustees and alternates, this bill would constitute a state-mandated local program. This bill would apply the provisions regarding the Local Appointments List and prescribed rules described above to the public members of the governing board of the district. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Aug 2026

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Aug 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Aug 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

06/25/26 - Amended Senate → AB912 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes occurred between these two versions. The diff reflects a change in document presentation format, from a traditional legislative document layout with line numbers and page headers to a web-based rendering that includes site navigation elements (home, accessibility, FAQ, search, etc.). The actual bill text governing the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District trustees is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a traditional legislative print layout (with line numbers, page headers, and column formatting) to a web page rendering that includes site navigation menus, search tools, and version tracking links. No changes were made to the bill's substantive provisions.

05/20/26 - Amended Senate → 06/25/26 - Amended Senate · 6 edits · Jun 25, 2026

MODERATE

The June 25 Senate amendment to AB 912 completely removes the pilot civil service apprenticeship program for people with disabilities at correctional facilities (formerly Sections 1-2 adding Government Code Section 19816.22) and substantially restructures the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District governing board from 8 members (7 city council + 1 county-appointed) to 5 members (2 city council, 1 county supervisor, 2 at-large public members). The bill is now solely focused on district governance reform.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed significantly by removing the statewide disability employment apprenticeship program, leaving only the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District governance restructuring. The district board was also reduced in size from 8 to 5 members with a new composition that includes public at-large members for the first time.

SCOPE

Entire pilot civil service apprenticeship program for people with disabilities to become environmental service technicians at correctional facilities was removed, including legislative findings and the new Government Code Section 19816.22 that required CalHR and multiple state agencies to establish the program by July 1, 2026.

Governing board reduced from 8 trustees (all 7 Vallejo City Council members plus 1 member-at-large appointed by Solano County Board of Supervisors) to 5 trustees: 2 city council members with an alternate, 1 county supervisor with an alternate, and 2 at-large public members appointed by the remaining board.

REQUIREMENT

At-large trustees must reside within the district boundaries and cannot be city council members or county supervisors. Their appointments are subject to Government Code Sections 54970-54974 (Local Appointments List rules).

TIMELINE

Staggered initial terms for at-large trustees: first at-large trustee serves until December 31, 2027, second serves until December 31, 2029, with four-year terms thereafter.

FISCAL

Compensation structure changed so that all trustees (including city council members) receive $100 per meeting attended (capped at 3 meetings or $300 per calendar month) rather than the previous split where city council members received a flat $100 per month and only the member-at-large received per-meeting pay.

ENFORCEMENT

State-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' meaning the bill now triggers potential state reimbursement obligations for costs imposed on local agencies regarding trustee appointments.

03/28/25 - Amended Assembly → 05/20/26 - Amended Senate · 7 edits · May 20, 2026

MODERATE

The Senate amendment fundamentally expands AB 912 from a single-topic bill about a pilot apprenticeship program for people with disabilities in correctional facilities to a two-topic bill that also restructures the governing board of the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District. The original nonsubstantive Labor Code amendment regarding correctional industry safety committees is removed entirely. An urgency clause is added so the bill takes effect immediately, and the vote threshold is raised from majority to two-thirds.

SCOPE

Entirely new provisions (Sections 1-4) restructure the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District governing board from 8 trustees (7 City Council members plus 1 county appointee) to a smaller board of five trustees: two appointed from City Council, one from the Solano County Board of Supervisors, and two at-large residents. This is an unrelated topic added to the bill.

The bill is now classified as a state-mandated local program (changed from 'no' to 'yes') and requires fiscal committee review (changed from 'no' to 'yes'), both consequences of adding the Vallejo district provisions that impose new duties on local agencies.

REQUIREMENT

New compensation rules for Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District trustees: City Council members receive $100 per month; at-large trustees receive $100 per meeting attended capped at $300 per month. Additional provisions establish officer elections, legal entity status, office maintenance, and Brown Act compliance requirements.

TECHNICAL

The nonsubstantive amendment to Labor Code Section 6304.3 (Correctional Industry Safety Committee) is removed from the bill entirely.

TIMELINE

An urgency clause is added declaring the act an urgency statute necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, or safety, so it takes effect immediately upon passage rather than on January 1.

ENFORCEMENT

The required vote to pass the bill changes from a simple majority to a two-thirds supermajority, reflecting the addition of the state-mandated local program component.

FISCAL

A state mandate reimbursement provision is added: if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement shall be made to local agencies under Government Code Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500).

02/19/25 - Introduced → 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Mar 28, 2025

MODERATE

AB 912 was significantly expanded from a bill that only made nonsubstantive corrections to Labor Code Section 6304.3 (correctional industry safety committees) into a bill that also adds a new Government Code section requiring the establishment of a pilot civil service apprenticeship program for people with disabilities to become environmental service technicians at correctional facilities by July 1, 2026. The amendment adds legislative findings about disability employment disparities and renumbers the original safety committee provisions as Section 3.

Scope change

The bill expanded from a narrow nonsubstantive correction to one Labor Code section into a broader bill that adds an entirely new Government Code section creating a pilot apprenticeship program for people with disabilities in correctional facilities, involving six state agencies and consultation with the exclusive representative.

SCOPE

Added new Government Code Section 19816.22 requiring CalHR, CDCR, Department of Rehabilitation, Department of Industrial Relations, Prison Industry Authority, and Department of General Services to establish a pilot civil service apprenticeship program by July 1, 2026 for people with disabilities to become environmental service technicians at correctional facilities.

Added legislative findings and declarations (new Section 1) citing that California has over 7 million residents with disabilities, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 7.2% versus 3.5% for those without disabilities as of 2023, and that a pilot program would help meet state hiring objectives for persons with disabilities.

TECHNICAL

The original Labor Code Section 6304.3 amendment (now renumbered as Section 3) contains only nonsubstantive corrections: fixing 'which that shall' to 'that shall', 'a complaint which, that,' to 'a complaint that,', and correcting 'Department of Corrections, Corrections and Rehabilitation' to 'Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.'

FISCAL

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes', indicating the amended bill now has a fiscal impact requiring fiscal committee review.

Floor votes · Senate Aug 25, 2026 · Assembly Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Aug 25, 2026

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

lower

Aug 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 27).

lower

Aug 25, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

lower

Aug 25, 2026

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

lower

Aug 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

upper

Aug 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Jul 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 25, 2026

Introduced

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

upper

May 27, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

upper

May 21, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

May 20, 2026

Introduced

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

upper

Jun 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (78-0)

assembly

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2024.)

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors