California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 848 — Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Water Supply Act of 2014.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    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) Existing law creates the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $11,140,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking water and water supply reliability program. Existing law provides for the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. This bill would repeal these provisions. (2) Under existing law, various measures have been approved by the voters to provide funds for water supply and protection facilities and programs. This bill would enact the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Water Supply Act of 2014, which, if adopted by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $7,500,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking water, water quality, and water supply program. The bill would provide for the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. (3) Existing law, the Water Conservation and Water Quality Bond Law of 1986, approved by the voters at the June 3, 1986, statewide primary election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $150,000,000 for the Department of Water Resources to make prescribed loans to local agencies for the purposes of financing a water conservation and water quality program. Existing law, the Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988, approved by the voters at the November 8, 1988, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $60,000,000 for the Department of Water Resources to make prescribed loans to local agencies for the purposes of financing a water conservation program. Existing law, the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act, a bond act approved by the voters as Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $995,000,000 for grants, loans, and direct expenditures for the purposes of financing a safe, clean, reliable water supply program. Existing law, the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000, a bond act approved by the voters as Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $1,970,000,000 for grants, loans, and direct expenditures for the purposes of financing a safe drinking water, clean water, watershed protection, and flood protection program. This bill would authorize the Legislature to appropriate any unencumbered proceeds of bonds from the above-described bond acts in their respective bond funds as of November 5, 2014, for prescribed purposes as described in the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Water Supply Act of 2014. This bill would provide for the submission of these provisions to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on the inactive file.

  2. Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Wolk.

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  4. Ordered to second reading.

  5. Read third time and amended.

  6. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4052.)

  7. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Wolk.

  8. (Ayes 22. Noes 9. Page 4052.) .

  9. Urgency clause refused adoption.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3703.) (May 23).

  15. Set for hearing May 23.

  16. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  17. Set for hearing May 19.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 2831.) (February 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Set for hearing February 26.

  20. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 2777.) (February 19).

  22. Set for hearing February 19.

  23. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 2745.) (February 11).

  25. Set for hearing February 11.

  26. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W., E.Q., and GOV. & F.

  27. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 9.

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

Sponsors

  • De León · Cosponsor
  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Frazier · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Hueso · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Steinberg · Cosponsor
  • Wolk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

Co-sponsors (8)

  • De León
  • Bonilla
  • DeSaulnier
  • Frazier
  • Hancock
  • Hueso
  • Pavley
  • Steinberg

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

W/O REF. TO FILE SB848 Wolk Reconsider

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29008
Democratic 2001
Total 31009
% of votes cast 78%0%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Block — Not Voting
Huff — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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W/O REF. TO FILE (Urgency Clause)

Failed 22 Yea · 9 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20908
Democratic 2001
Total 22909
% of votes cast 55%23%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Cannella — Not Voting
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Block — Not Voting
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 848 do?
(1) Existing law creates the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $11,140,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking water and water supply reliability program. Existing law provides for the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. This bill would repeal these provisions. (2) Under existing law, various measures have been approved by the voters to provide funds for water supply and protection facilities and programs. This bill would enact the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Water Supply Act of 2014, which, if adopted by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $7,500,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking water, water quality, and water supply program. The bill would provide for the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. (3) Existing law, the Water Conservation and Water Quality Bond Law of 1986, approved by the voters at the June 3, 1986, statewide primary election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $150,000,000 for the Department of Water Resources to make prescribed loans to local agencies for the purposes of financing a water conservation and water quality program. Existing law, the Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988, approved by the voters at the November 8, 1988, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $60,000,000 for the Department of Water Resources to make prescribed loans to local agencies for the purposes of financing a water conservation program. Existing law, the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act, a bond act approved by the voters as Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $995,000,000 for grants, loans, and direct expenditures for the purposes of financing a safe, clean, reliable water supply program. Existing law, the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000, a bond act approved by the voters as Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $1,970,000,000 for grants, loans, and direct expenditures for the purposes of financing a safe drinking water, clean water, watershed protection, and flood protection program. This bill would authorize the Legislature to appropriate any unencumbered proceeds of bonds from the above-described bond acts in their respective bond funds as of November 5, 2014, for prescribed purposes as described in the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Water Supply Act of 2014. This bill would provide for the submission of these provisions to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 848?
SB 848 is sponsored by De León, Bonilla, DeSaulnier, Frazier, Hancock, Hueso, Pavley, Steinberg, and Wolk.
What is the current status of SB 848?
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 848?
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