California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 559 — Department of Water Resources: federal funding: Friant-Kern Canal.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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

Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal. This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to report to the Legislature, no later than March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, as specified. The bill would require the department to include in its report a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35%, and how the money will be spent. This bill would make these provisions inoperative on March 31, 2025, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2026.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 2.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 5299.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 20).

  10. August 30 hearing postponed by committee.

  11. August 14 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 2).

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

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 1255.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1103.) (May 16).

  20. Set for hearing May 16.

  21. May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. Set for hearing May 6.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 623.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Set for hearing April 9.

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

  26. Read first time.

  27. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  28. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 559 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Arambula

Passed 68 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44007
Democratic 18004
Republican 6000
Total 680011
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Weber — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Gray — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Brough — Yea
Fong — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Low — Yea
Diep — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chau — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Daly — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Smith — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Ting — Not Voting
Kamlager — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Gloria — Not Voting
Chiu — 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 Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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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Unfinished Business SB559 Hurtado et al. Concurrence

Passed 37 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25200
Democratic 10000
Republican 2001
Total 37201
% of votes cast 93%5%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bates — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Monning — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Wieckowski — Nay
Allen — Nay
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. 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
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 4002
Republican 1000
Total 16002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Voepel — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7003
Democratic 1001
Republican 2000
Total 10004
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Gloria — Yea
Salas — Yea
Wood — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Friedman — Not Voting
Chu — Not Voting
Levine — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Not Voting
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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3rd Reading SB559 Hurtado et al.

Passed 34 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25101
Democratic 7200
Republican 2000
Total 34301
% of votes cast 89%8%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — 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
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Nay
Allen — 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 Nay
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 5001
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Democratic 2001
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Monning — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 559 do?
Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal. This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to report to the Legislature, no later than March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, as specified. The bill would require the department to include in its report a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35%, and how the money will be spent. This bill would make these provisions inoperative on March 31, 2025, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2026.
Who sponsors SB 559?
SB 559 is sponsored by Hurtado, Melissa (Democratic), Borgeas, Caballero, Anna M. (Democratic), Grove, Shannon (Republican), Arambula, Bigelow, Mathis, Salas, Jim Patterson, and Vince Fong.
What is the current status of SB 559?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 559?
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