SB 369 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Salton Sea: restoration projects: skilled and trained workforce.

Summary
Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation and coordination with the Salton Sea Authority, to lead Salton Sea restoration efforts. Existing law, to the extent that funding is appropriated to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for Salton Sea restoration activities, authorizes the Department of Water Resources, in coordination and under agreement with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to undertake certain restoration efforts. This bill would require, except as provided, specified state agencies undertaking a Salton Sea restoration project in excess of $1,000,000 to obtain, as part of a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2026, an enforceable commitment that every bidder, contractor, subcontractor, or other entity at every tier, as defined, shall use a skilled and trained workforce, as provided, to perform all work that falls within an apprenticeship occupation in the building and construction trades.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Sep 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Vetoed Mar 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

09/02/25 - Amended Assembly 09/12/25 - Enrolled · 2 edits · Sep 12, 2025
MINOR
The enrolled version of SB 369 removes a $50,000 minimum cost threshold from the definition of 'Salton Sea restoration project' in Section 2946(c)(6). The operative skilled-and-trained-workforce requirement still applies only to projects exceeding $1,000,000, so this is primarily a definitional cleanup that eliminates a redundant lower threshold. All other changes are formatting corrections and the addition of standard enrolled-bill language (passage dates, governor's approval block).
DEFINITION

The definition of 'Salton Sea restoration project' in Section 2946(c)(6) no longer requires the project to exceed $50,000 in cost. Previously the definition included 'that will exceed in cost, including labor and materials, a total of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).' This language was removed, so any construction, alteration, repair, or improvement undertaken as part of Salton Sea ecosystem restoration now qualifies as a 'Salton Sea restoration project' regardless of cost. The practical impact is limited because the skilled workforce requirement in subsection (a) still only triggers for projects over $1,000,000.

TECHNICAL

Minor text corrections in the legislative findings: 'Restoration restoration' corrected to 'restoration,' 'falls falls' corrected to 'falls,' and 'competition completion' corrected to 'completion.' These are drafting errors fixed during enrollment.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · Assembly Sep 8, 2025

How they voted

332
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Jun 2, 2025
D Democratic30
28 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican10
5 Yea 2 Nay 3
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
5
Mar 2, 2026
Vetoed
Veto sustained.
upper
Oct 13, 2025
Vetoed
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
upper
Oct 13, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
upper
Sep 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2763.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 8, 2025
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Sep 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 5. Page 3001.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Sep 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
lower
Aug 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (August 29).
lower
Jul 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jul 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and L. & E.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 1365.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1198.) (May 23).
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
April 7 hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 532.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and G.O.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Steve Padilla
Steve Padilla
DDemocratic
CA
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