California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 1975 — Building standards: water charges and meters: multiunit structures.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

(1) The Water Measurement Law requires every water purveyor to require, as a condition of new water service on and after January 1, 1992, the installation of a water meter to measure water service. That law also requires urban water suppliers to install water meters on specified service connections, and to charge water users based on the actual volume of deliveries as measured by those water meters in accordance with a certain timetable. This bill would require a water purveyor that provides water service to a multiunit residential structure or mixed-use residential and commercial structure that is subject to specified building standards, to either adopt a general policy to require the installation of either a water meter, as defined, or a submeter, as defined, to measure water supplied to each individual dwelling unit, or to inform, on an individual basis, an applicant for new water service as to whether a water meter or submeter is required to be installed for each individual dwelling unit. The bill would require the owner of the structure to ensure that a water submeter installed for these purposes complies with laws and regulations governing installation, certification, maintenance, reading, billing, and testing of water submeters. The bill would prohibit a water purveyor from imposing specified fees related to the installation of submeters, and would prohibit the owner of a rental structure, as specified, from assessing or collecting charges or fees related to water usage based on a submeter reading, from the occupants of the structure. (2) The California Building Standards Law provides for the adoption of building standards by state agencies by requiring all state agencies that adopt or propose adoption of any building standard to submit the building standard to the California Building Standards Commission for approval and adoption. This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and submit to the commission building standards that require the installation of water meters or submeters in individual dwelling units within a newly constructed multiunit residential structure or mixed-use residential and commercial structure, as specified. The bill would also authorize the department to include criteria for exemptions for certain types of residential structures and where installation is deemed infeasible. The bill would require the commission, prior to adopting these proposed building standards, to determine that a sufficient number of water meters and submeters are available in the market. The bill would also require the department, commencing on January 1, 2011, to convene a task force to develop recommendations for legislation to establish standards and procedures governing the practice of assessing and charging occupants of rental dwelling units in multiunit structures for water usage. The bill would require the department to report the final recommendations of the task force to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2011.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  4. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  6. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 29).

  7. 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.

  8. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  9. (Corrected June 23.)

  10. 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.

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

  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 13. Page 5562.)

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 7).

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  18. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  19. (Page 4931.)

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  21. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 4931.).

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 13).

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

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

  26. Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 1975 FONG Assembly Third Reading

Passed 67 Yea · 13 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6312010
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 6713011
% of votes cast 74%14%0%12%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Emmerson — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12203
Democratic 1000
Total 13203
% of votes cast 72%11%0%17%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Harkey — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 14000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Salas — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1975 do?
(1) The Water Measurement Law requires every water purveyor to require, as a condition of new water service on and after January 1, 1992, the installation of a water meter to measure water service. That law also requires urban water suppliers to install water meters on specified service connections, and to charge water users based on the actual volume of deliveries as measured by those water meters in accordance with a certain timetable. This bill would require a water purveyor that provides water service to a multiunit residential structure or mixed-use residential and commercial structure that is subject to specified building standards, to either adopt a general policy to require the installation of either a water meter, as defined, or a submeter, as defined, to measure water supplied to each individual dwelling unit, or to inform, on an individual basis, an applicant for new water service as to whether a water meter or submeter is required to be installed for each individual dwelling unit. The bill would require the owner of the structure to ensure that a water submeter installed for these purposes complies with laws and regulations governing installation, certification, maintenance, reading, billing, and testing of water submeters. The bill would prohibit a water purveyor from imposing specified fees related to the installation of submeters, and would prohibit the owner of a rental structure, as specified, from assessing or collecting charges or fees related to water usage based on a submeter reading, from the occupants of the structure. (2) The California Building Standards Law provides for the adoption of building standards by state agencies by requiring all state agencies that adopt or propose adoption of any building standard to submit the building standard to the California Building Standards Commission for approval and adoption. This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and submit to the commission building standards that require the installation of water meters or submeters in individual dwelling units within a newly constructed multiunit residential structure or mixed-use residential and commercial structure, as specified. The bill would also authorize the department to include criteria for exemptions for certain types of residential structures and where installation is deemed infeasible. The bill would require the commission, prior to adopting these proposed building standards, to determine that a sufficient number of water meters and submeters are available in the market. The bill would also require the department, commencing on January 1, 2011, to convene a task force to develop recommendations for legislation to establish standards and procedures governing the practice of assessing and charging occupants of rental dwelling units in multiunit structures for water usage. The bill would require the department to report the final recommendations of the task force to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2011.
Who sponsors AB 1975?
AB 1975 is sponsored by Fong, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1975?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1975?
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