California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1944 — Sustainable groundwater management: San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Basin.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 255, Statutes of 2018.

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  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 January 29, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources that are designated as basins subject to critical conditions of overdraft to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2020, and requires all other groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2022, except as specified. The act requires the boundaries of a basin to be as identified in a specified report of the department, unless other basin boundaries are established, as prescribed. This bill would divide the San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Basin into an upper and lower subbasin, as prescribed, and would designate the subbasins as medium priority until the department reassesses basin prioritization. The bill would require water beneath the surface of the ground within the Upper San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Subbasin to be included within the definition of groundwater for the purposes of the act by any groundwater sustainability agency developing or implementing a groundwater sustainability plan and would except from this requirement certain water beneath the surface of the ground extracted and used as authorized under an existing appropriative water right.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 255, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6368.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5266.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 12).

  11. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5004.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 25).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 10).

  19. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  20. Referred to Com. on W.,P., & W.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hueso · Cosponsor
  • Waldron · Cosponsor
  • Robert Garcia · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Hueso
  • Waldron

Not signed on (119)

119 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

AB 1944 GARCIA, E. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gray — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Cooley — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1944 Eduardo Garcia et al. By Hueso

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31004
Democratic 5000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Allen — Yea
Chang — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 1944 GARCIA, E. Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54003
Democratic 12003
Republican 5001
Total 71007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9003
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 12003
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Harper — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Rubio — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Levine — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1944 do?
Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources that are designated as basins subject to critical conditions of overdraft to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2020, and requires all other groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2022, except as specified. The act requires the boundaries of a basin to be as identified in a specified report of the department, unless other basin boundaries are established, as prescribed. This bill would divide the San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Basin into an upper and lower subbasin, as prescribed, and would designate the subbasins as medium priority until the department reassesses basin prioritization. The bill would require water beneath the surface of the ground within the Upper San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Subbasin to be included within the definition of groundwater for the purposes of the act by any groundwater sustainability agency developing or implementing a groundwater sustainability plan and would except from this requirement certain water beneath the surface of the ground extracted and used as authorized under an existing appropriative water right.
Who sponsors AB 1944?
AB 1944 is sponsored by Hueso, Waldron, and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1944?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1944?
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