California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 803 — Water Recycling Act of 2013.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 635, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use of recycled water where the use involves the protection of public health. Existing regulations prescribe various requirements and prohibitions relating to recycled water. Existing law requires any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any sewage or other waste, or the effluent of treated sewage or other waste, to be discharged in or on any waters of the state, or where it probably will be discharged in or on any waters of the state, to immediately notify the local health officer of the director of environmental health of the discharge, as prescribed. This bill, the Water Recycling Act of 2013, would provide that this notification requirement does not apply to an unauthorized discharge of effluent of treated sewage defined as recycled water, as defined. (2) Existing law provides for the regulation of cemeteries, including, among others, private cemeteries, public cemeteries, and cemeteries operated by a religious organization. Existing law permits a governing board of a city or county to prescribe standards of maintenance for cemeteries to protect the public health or safety. This bill would specify that hose bibs are approved for use at cemeteries supplied with disinfected tertiary treated recycled water. The bill would require a cemetery supplied with disinfected tertiary treated recycled water that installs a hose bib in a public access area to post visible signage and labeling indicating that the water is nonpotable. (3) Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. This bill would authorize compliance with effluent limitations and any other permit or waste discharge requirements for the release or discharge of recycled water determined to be suitable for direct potable reuse or surface water augmentation into a conveyance facility to be determined at the point where the recycled water enters the conveyance facility but prior to commingling with any raw water. The bill would require, before a discharge may be allowed, that consent be obtained from the owner or operator of the conveyance facility that directly receives the recycled water.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 635, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2781.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1987.).

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From consent calendar.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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

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

  12. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 3).

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

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

  16. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1761.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 16).

  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. Assembly Rule 47.1 invoked. (Hueso).

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

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gomez · Primary
  • Hueso · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Gomez

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Hueso

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 803 GOMEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB803 Gomez By Hueso

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hill — Yea
Block — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 803 GOMEZ Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66002
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Stone — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 2000
Democratic 2000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Blumenfield — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 803 do?
(1) Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use of recycled water where the use involves the protection of public health. Existing regulations prescribe various requirements and prohibitions relating to recycled water. Existing law requires any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any sewage or other waste, or the effluent of treated sewage or other waste, to be discharged in or on any waters of the state, or where it probably will be discharged in or on any waters of the state, to immediately notify the local health officer of the director of environmental health of the discharge, as prescribed. This bill, the Water Recycling Act of 2013, would provide that this notification requirement does not apply to an unauthorized discharge of effluent of treated sewage defined as recycled water, as defined. (2) Existing law provides for the regulation of cemeteries, including, among others, private cemeteries, public cemeteries, and cemeteries operated by a religious organization. Existing law permits a governing board of a city or county to prescribe standards of maintenance for cemeteries to protect the public health or safety. This bill would specify that hose bibs are approved for use at cemeteries supplied with disinfected tertiary treated recycled water. The bill would require a cemetery supplied with disinfected tertiary treated recycled water that installs a hose bib in a public access area to post visible signage and labeling indicating that the water is nonpotable. (3) Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. This bill would authorize compliance with effluent limitations and any other permit or waste discharge requirements for the release or discharge of recycled water determined to be suitable for direct potable reuse or surface water augmentation into a conveyance facility to be determined at the point where the recycled water enters the conveyance facility but prior to commingling with any raw water. The bill would require, before a discharge may be allowed, that consent be obtained from the owner or operator of the conveyance facility that directly receives the recycled water.
Who sponsors AB 803?
AB 803 is sponsored by Gomez and Hueso.
What is the current status of AB 803?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
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