California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 778 — Water systems: consolidations: administrative and managerial services.

Last action — September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law declares it to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes. Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, provides for the operation of public water systems and imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various responsibilities and duties. The act authorizes the state board to order consolidation with a receiving water system where a public water system or a state small water system, serving a disadvantaged community, as defined, consistently fails to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water. The act, if consolidation is either not appropriate or not technically and economically feasible, authorizes the state board to contract with an administrator to provide administrative and managerial services to designated public water systems and to order the designated public water system to accept administrative and managerial services, as specified. This bill would require, on or before March 1, 2018, and regularly thereafter, as specified, the state board to track and publish on its Internet Web site an analysis of all voluntary and ordered consolidations of water systems that have occurred on or after July 1, 2014. The bill would require the published information to include the resulting outcomes of the consolidations and whether the consolidations have succeeded or failed in providing an adequate supply of safe drinking water to the communities served by the consolidated water systems.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  4. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11).

  5. Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

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

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 1336.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  8. Published May 26 at 10 a.m.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 1190.) (May 25).

  11. Set for hearing May 25.

  12. May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. Set for hearing May 15.

  14. May 8 hearing postponed by committee.

  15. Set for hearing May 8.

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 785.) (April 19).

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

  19. Set for hearing April 19.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

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

Sponsors

  • Hertzberg · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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Sponsors (1)

  • Hertzberg

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 778 do?
Existing law declares it to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes. Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, provides for the operation of public water systems and imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various responsibilities and duties. The act authorizes the state board to order consolidation with a receiving water system where a public water system or a state small water system, serving a disadvantaged community, as defined, consistently fails to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water. The act, if consolidation is either not appropriate or not technically and economically feasible, authorizes the state board to contract with an administrator to provide administrative and managerial services to designated public water systems and to order the designated public water system to accept administrative and managerial services, as specified. This bill would require, on or before March 1, 2018, and regularly thereafter, as specified, the state board to track and publish on its Internet Web site an analysis of all voluntary and ordered consolidations of water systems that have occurred on or after July 1, 2014. The bill would require the published information to include the resulting outcomes of the consolidations and whether the consolidations have succeeded or failed in providing an adequate supply of safe drinking water to the communities served by the consolidated water systems.
Who sponsors SB 778?
SB 778 is sponsored by Hertzberg.
What is the current status of SB 778?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 778?
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