Who sponsors AB 2728?

AB 2728 is sponsored by Soria, Esmeralda (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 2728 — Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.

Last action September 30, 2026 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 963, Statutes of 2026.

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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill authorizes local governments to exempt small groundwater users from certain fees.

This bill allows local governments to exempt de minimis groundwater extractors from paying fees related to groundwater monitoring and management. This provides more flexibility in how fees are applied to small users.

What this means for you

Families: Families relying on small-scale groundwater extraction may benefit from potential fee exemptions.
Small Business: This means small groundwater users may not have to pay certain fees for monitoring and management.

Summary

Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/30/26 - Chaptered html September 30, 2026
Enrolled 09/01/26 - Enrolled html September 01, 2026
Amended 06/11/26 - Amended Senate Current pdf June 11, 2026
Amended 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly pdf March 19, 2026
Introduced 02/20/26 - Introduced pdf February 20, 2026
AB2728 View text html

Action History

September 30, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 963, Statutes of 2026.
September 30, 2026
Approved by the Governor.
September 04, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
August 27, 2026
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6735.).
August 27, 2026
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 27).
August 25, 2026
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6503.)
August 13, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
August 11, 2026
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
August 10, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5320.).
July 02, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
July 01, 2026
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).
June 23, 2026
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
June 23, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
June 15, 2026
Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and N.R. & W.
June 12, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
June 12, 2026
Withdrawn from committee.
June 12, 2026
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
June 11, 2026
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.
June 03, 2026
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
May 27, 2026
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 26, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
May 18, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 14, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
April 29, 2026
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
April 15, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
March 23, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
March 19, 2026
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.
March 19, 2026
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
February 21, 2026
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
February 20, 2026
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Soria, Esmeralda Democratic

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Committee vote — Committee CX15 — Committee vote

August 27, 2026

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Total	10	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (10)

Member	Party	Vote
Carrillo	—	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea

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With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

August 27, 2026

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	8	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	10	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (10)

Member	Party	Vote
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2728 Soria Concurrence in Senate Amendments

August 27, 2026

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	52	0	0	2
Unaffiliated	7	0	0	0
Republican	18	0	0	0
Total	77	0	0	2
% of votes cast	97%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Patterson	—	Yea
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Rivas	—	Yea
Carrillo	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Not Voting
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd

August 10, 2026

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	30	0	0	0
Republican	9	0	0	1
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Not Voting
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

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Committee vote — Committee CS55 — Committee vote

July 01, 2026

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

June 23, 2026

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	2	0	0	0
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2728 Soria Assembly Third Reading

May 27, 2026

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	20	0	0	0
Democratic	57	0	0	2
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	78	0	0	2
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Not Voting
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Not Voting
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

May 14, 2026

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	4	0	0	0
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

April 14, 2026

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	13	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

environment transportation agriculture

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2728 do?: Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.
Who sponsors AB 2728?: AB 2728 is sponsored by Soria, Esmeralda (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2728?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2026. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 2728
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 20, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Soria, Esmeralda

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