California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1242 — State water policy.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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.

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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. This bill would declare that it is the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to clean, affordable, and accessible water for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes, that is adequate for the health and well-being of the individual and family. The bill would require all relevant state agencies, including the Department of Water Resources, State Water Resources Control Board, and State Department of Public Health, to employ all reasonable means to implement this state policy. Those state agencies would be required to revise, adopt, or establish policies, regulations, and grant criteria to further this state policy, to the extent that those actions do not affect eligibility for federal funds.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 3297.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2325.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 5.) (August 27).

  12. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 6).

  15. 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.

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

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

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 25. Page 1750.)

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (May 20).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 28).

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

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

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

  28. Read first time.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  30. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ruskin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ruskin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1242 Ruskin Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 63 Yea · 26 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 582503
Republican 2100
Total 632603
% of votes cast 68%28%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
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 Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1242 Ruskin By Negrete McLeod

Passed 24 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221303
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241403
% of votes cast 59%34%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8500
Total 8500
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Price — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 1242 RUSKIN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 64 Yea · 27 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 572601
Democratic 5000
Republican 2100
Total 642701
% of votes cast 70%29%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hill — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Bill — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Gaines — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Price — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Nay
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15202
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 17202
% of votes cast 81%10%0%10%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 9401
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Krekorian — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1242 do?
Existing law establishes various state water policies, including the policy that the use of water for domestic purposes is the highest use of water. This bill would declare that it is the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to clean, affordable, and accessible water for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes, that is adequate for the health and well-being of the individual and family. The bill would require all relevant state agencies, including the Department of Water Resources, State Water Resources Control Board, and State Department of Public Health, to employ all reasonable means to implement this state policy. Those state agencies would be required to revise, adopt, or establish policies, regulations, and grant criteria to further this state policy, to the extent that those actions do not affect eligibility for federal funds.
Who sponsors AB 1242?
AB 1242 is sponsored by Ruskin.
What is the current status of AB 1242?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 1242?
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