California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 938 — Public water systems.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 514, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Department of Public Health to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health, including, but not limited to, conducting research, studies, and demonstration programs relating to the provision of a dependable, safe supply of drinking water, enforcing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, adoption of enforcement regulations, and conducting studies and investigations to assess the quality of water in domestic water supplies. Existing law establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund that is continuously appropriated to the department for the provision of grants and revolving fund loans to provide for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable suppliers to meet safe drinking water standards. Under existing law, the funding for grants for planning, engineering studies, environmental documentation, and design of a single project is set at a maximum of $500,000. Existing law requires total funding for planning, engineering studies, project design, and construction costs of a single project, whether in the form of a grant, a loan, or both, to be determined by an assessment of affordability using criteria established by the department. This bill would add environmental documentation to the costs of a single project that the department is required to determine by an assessment of affordability. (2) Existing law requires that various notices be made by a public water system and others regarding compliance with safe drinking water requirements. This bill would require, commencing July 1, 2012, that written public notice given by a public water system pursuant to these provisions be in English, Spanish, and in the language spoken by prescribed numbers of residents of the community served, and that the notice contain prescribed public water system contact information. The bill would establish specified presumptions of compliance if the public water system takes prescribed actions relating to the notice. The bill would also authorize and encourage nonwritten notice to be provided through foreign language media outlets. The bill would specify that the department is not required to review or approve notices in any language other than English.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 514, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 2845.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 2131.).

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

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

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

  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 27).

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 26. Page 1635.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 18).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 26).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.

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

  25. Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and W., P. & W.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 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

AB 938 PÉREZ, V.M. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 55 Yea · 22 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542003
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 552203
% of votes cast 69%28%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Williams — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB938 V. Manuel Pérez By Wolk

Passed 29 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27802
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 29803
% of votes cast 73%20%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 938 PÉREZ, V.M. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 26 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 522401
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 532601
% of votes cast 66%33%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hill — Yea
Davis — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 938 do?
(1) Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Department of Public Health to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health, including, but not limited to, conducting research, studies, and demonstration programs relating to the provision of a dependable, safe supply of drinking water, enforcing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, adoption of enforcement regulations, and conducting studies and investigations to assess the quality of water in domestic water supplies. Existing law establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund that is continuously appropriated to the department for the provision of grants and revolving fund loans to provide for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable suppliers to meet safe drinking water standards. Under existing law, the funding for grants for planning, engineering studies, environmental documentation, and design of a single project is set at a maximum of $500,000. Existing law requires total funding for planning, engineering studies, project design, and construction costs of a single project, whether in the form of a grant, a loan, or both, to be determined by an assessment of affordability using criteria established by the department. This bill would add environmental documentation to the costs of a single project that the department is required to determine by an assessment of affordability. (2) Existing law requires that various notices be made by a public water system and others regarding compliance with safe drinking water requirements. This bill would require, commencing July 1, 2012, that written public notice given by a public water system pursuant to these provisions be in English, Spanish, and in the language spoken by prescribed numbers of residents of the community served, and that the notice contain prescribed public water system contact information. The bill would establish specified presumptions of compliance if the public water system takes prescribed actions relating to the notice. The bill would also authorize and encourage nonwritten notice to be provided through foreign language media outlets. The bill would specify that the department is not required to review or approve notices in any language other than English.
Who sponsors AB 938?
AB 938 is sponsored by V. Manuel Pérez.
What is the current status of AB 938?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 938?
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