California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 411 — Building standards: water meters: multiunit structures.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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

(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 add to the Water Measurement Law the requirement that a water purveyor that provides water service to a newly constructed multiunit residential structure or newly constructed mixed-use residential and commercial structure that submits an application for a water connection after January 1, 2017, measure the quantity of water supplied to each individual dwelling unit as a condition of new water service and permit the measurement to be by individual water meters or submeters, as defined. The bill would require the owner of the structure to ensure that a submeter installed for these purposes complies with laws and regulations governing the approval of submeter types or the installation, maintenance, reading, billing, and testing of submeters, including, but not limited to, the California Plumbing Code. The bill would exempt certain structures from these requirements. The bill would prohibit a water purveyor from imposing an additional capacity or connection fee or charge for a submeter that is installed by the owner, or his or her agent. The bill would provide that these provisions shall become operative on January 1, 2017. (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. Existing law creates the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund and requires that funds deposited into the fund be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out specified provisions of law that relate to building standards, with emphasis placed on certain activities relating to green building standards. This bill would permit the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and propose for adoption by the commission building standards that require the installation of water submeters in multiunit residential buildings, as specified. This bill would provide that moneys in the fund are available to the department, upon appropriation, for administrative costs associated with the development of building standards that require the installation of water submeters in multiunit residential buildings. (3) Existing law generally regulates the hiring of dwelling units and, among other things, imposes certain requirements on landlords and tenants. Among these requirements, existing law requires landlords to provide tenants with certain notices or disclosures pertaining to, among other things, pest control and gas meters. This bill would, if the installation of a meter or submeter, was required by specified law, or a submeter is used to charge a tenant separately for water service, impose requirements on landlords relating to submetered water service to individual dwelling units. The bill would require a landlord to install and operate submeters in prescribed dwelling units, as specified. The bill would require a landlord to make certain disclosures to the tenant prior to the execution of the rental agreement, if the landlord intends to charge a tenant separately from rent for water service in a property with submeters. The bill would specify that as part of the monthly bill for water service a landlord may only bill a tenant for volumetric water usage, as specified, a portion of any recurring fixed charge billed to the property by the water purveyor, as specified, a billing, administrative, or other fee, as prescribed, and a late charge. The bill would specify that payments are required to be due at the same point in each billing cycle, as prescribed, and that each bill must include and separately set forth certain information. The bill would prohibit a landlord from charging certain additional fees. The bill would require a landlord to maintain and make available in writing to a tenant, as specified, the date the submeter was last inspected, tested, and verified, the data used to calculate the tenant's bill, and the location of the submeter. The bill would require a landlord to investigate and, if warranted, rectify certain problems or a submeter reading that indicates constant or abnormal water usage. The bill would permit a landlord to enter a unit for specified purposes relating to a submeter or water fixture if certain requirements are met. The bill would permit a tenant to be charged late fees, as specified. The bill would provide that these provisions shall become operative on January 1, 2017.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.

  4. Ordered to third reading.

  5. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 51. Noes 20. Page 6338.)

  6. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From inactive file.

  8. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez.

  9. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (July 2).

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  14. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  15. Referred to Com. on AGRI.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 867.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  19. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  20. Set for hearing May 6.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 696.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Set for hearing April 24.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  25. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  27. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wolk · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

SB 411 Wolk Senate Third Reading Amend By PEREA Set #1

Passed 51 Yea · 20 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 471708
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 512008
% of votes cast 65%25%0%10%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hagman — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Allen — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14100
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Linder — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31004
Democratic 3000
Total 34004
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Correa — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Block — Yea
Wyland — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 411 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 add to the Water Measurement Law the requirement that a water purveyor that provides water service to a newly constructed multiunit residential structure or newly constructed mixed-use residential and commercial structure that submits an application for a water connection after January 1, 2017, measure the quantity of water supplied to each individual dwelling unit as a condition of new water service and permit the measurement to be by individual water meters or submeters, as defined. The bill would require the owner of the structure to ensure that a submeter installed for these purposes complies with laws and regulations governing the approval of submeter types or the installation, maintenance, reading, billing, and testing of submeters, including, but not limited to, the California Plumbing Code. The bill would exempt certain structures from these requirements. The bill would prohibit a water purveyor from imposing an additional capacity or connection fee or charge for a submeter that is installed by the owner, or his or her agent. The bill would provide that these provisions shall become operative on January 1, 2017. (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. Existing law creates the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund and requires that funds deposited into the fund be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out specified provisions of law that relate to building standards, with emphasis placed on certain activities relating to green building standards. This bill would permit the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and propose for adoption by the commission building standards that require the installation of water submeters in multiunit residential buildings, as specified. This bill would provide that moneys in the fund are available to the department, upon appropriation, for administrative costs associated with the development of building standards that require the installation of water submeters in multiunit residential buildings. (3) Existing law generally regulates the hiring of dwelling units and, among other things, imposes certain requirements on landlords and tenants. Among these requirements, existing law requires landlords to provide tenants with certain notices or disclosures pertaining to, among other things, pest control and gas meters. This bill would, if the installation of a meter or submeter, was required by specified law, or a submeter is used to charge a tenant separately for water service, impose requirements on landlords relating to submetered water service to individual dwelling units. The bill would require a landlord to install and operate submeters in prescribed dwelling units, as specified. The bill would require a landlord to make certain disclosures to the tenant prior to the execution of the rental agreement, if the landlord intends to charge a tenant separately from rent for water service in a property with submeters. The bill would specify that as part of the monthly bill for water service a landlord may only bill a tenant for volumetric water usage, as specified, a portion of any recurring fixed charge billed to the property by the water purveyor, as specified, a billing, administrative, or other fee, as prescribed, and a late charge. The bill would specify that payments are required to be due at the same point in each billing cycle, as prescribed, and that each bill must include and separately set forth certain information. The bill would prohibit a landlord from charging certain additional fees. The bill would require a landlord to maintain and make available in writing to a tenant, as specified, the date the submeter was last inspected, tested, and verified, the data used to calculate the tenant's bill, and the location of the submeter. The bill would require a landlord to investigate and, if warranted, rectify certain problems or a submeter reading that indicates constant or abnormal water usage. The bill would permit a landlord to enter a unit for specified purposes relating to a submeter or water fixture if certain requirements are met. The bill would permit a tenant to be charged late fees, as specified. The bill would provide that these provisions shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
Who sponsors SB 411?
SB 411 is sponsored by Wolk.
What is the current status of SB 411?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 411?
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