California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 779 — Water.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 255, Statutes of 2019.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board administers a water rights program pursuant to which the board grants permits and licenses to appropriate water. Existing law authorizes an applicant, permittee, or licensee to change the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use from that specified in the application, permit, or license, upon permission of the board, as specified. Existing law after a hearing authorizes the board to grant or refuse as the facts warrant permission to change the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use. This bill would authorize the board, after a hearing, to change any other provision or condition. Existing law requires a petition for change of point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use to meet certain requirements and authorizes the board to request additional information, as prescribed. Existing law requires the board to find that the change will not operate to the injury of any legal user of the water involved and to allow any interested person within a certain time to file a written protest against approval of the petition. This bill would authorize an applicant, permittee, or licensee to initiate the making of, or consent to the making of, a minor change to an application, permit, or license without requiring the filing of a petition for change if the board makes specified findings, including that the change does not have the potential to adversely affect the water supply of other legal users of water or instream beneficial uses. The bill would require the board to provide notice, as prescribed, and to allow at least 15 days for public comment before making a minor change to an application, permit, or license. (2) 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. Existing law divides the San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Basin into an upper and lower subbasin, as prescribed, and designates the subbasins as medium priority until the department reassesses basin prioritization. This bill would revise the boundary between the upper and lower subbasins of the San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Basin.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 255, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2811.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 14).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1059.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  14. Set for hearing May 13.

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

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 778.) (April 23).

  17. Set for hearing April 23.

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

  19. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 30.

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

Sponsors

  • Committee on Natural Resources and Water · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Natural Resources and Water

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 779 N.R. & W. Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, E.

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48004
Democratic 22000
Republican 5000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Low — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Weber — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia 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
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Fong — Yea
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Gloria — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Wood — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar SB779 N.R. & W.

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26001
Democratic 9000
Republican 2000
Total 37001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Borgeas — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Allen — Yea
Monning — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 779 do?
(1) Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board administers a water rights program pursuant to which the board grants permits and licenses to appropriate water. Existing law authorizes an applicant, permittee, or licensee to change the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use from that specified in the application, permit, or license, upon permission of the board, as specified. Existing law after a hearing authorizes the board to grant or refuse as the facts warrant permission to change the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use. This bill would authorize the board, after a hearing, to change any other provision or condition. Existing law requires a petition for change of point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use to meet certain requirements and authorizes the board to request additional information, as prescribed. Existing law requires the board to find that the change will not operate to the injury of any legal user of the water involved and to allow any interested person within a certain time to file a written protest against approval of the petition. This bill would authorize an applicant, permittee, or licensee to initiate the making of, or consent to the making of, a minor change to an application, permit, or license without requiring the filing of a petition for change if the board makes specified findings, including that the change does not have the potential to adversely affect the water supply of other legal users of water or instream beneficial uses. The bill would require the board to provide notice, as prescribed, and to allow at least 15 days for public comment before making a minor change to an application, permit, or license. (2) 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. Existing law divides the San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Basin into an upper and lower subbasin, as prescribed, and designates the subbasins as medium priority until the department reassesses basin prioritization. This bill would revise the boundary between the upper and lower subbasins of the San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Basin.
Who sponsors SB 779?
SB 779 is sponsored by Committee on Natural Resources and Water.
What is the current status of SB 779?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2019. Enacted.
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