California 2009-2010, 7th Special Session Status: To Executive

SB 7 — Water conservation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009-10 Seventh Extraordinary Session.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010, 7th Special 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to convene an independent technical panel to provide information to the department and the Legislature on new demand management measures, technologies, and approaches. "Demand management measures" means those water conservation measures, programs, and incentives that prevent the waste of water and promote the reasonable and efficient use and reuse of available supplies. This bill would require the state to achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use in California by December 31, 2020. The state would be required to make incremental progress towards this goal by reducing per capita water use by at least 10% on or before December 31, 2015. The bill would require each urban retail water supplier to develop urban water use targets and an interim urban water use target, in accordance with specified requirements. The bill would require agricultural water suppliers to implement efficient water management practices. The bill would require the department, in consultation with other state agencies, to develop a single standardized water use reporting form. The bill, with certain exceptions, would provide that urban retail water suppliers, on and after July 1, 2016, and agricultural water suppliers, on and after July 1, 2013, are not eligible for state water grants or loans unless they comply with the water conservation requirements established by the bill. The bill would repeal, on July 1, 2016, an existing requirement that conditions eligibility for certain water management grants or loans to an urban water supplier on the implementation of certain water demand management measures. (2) Existing law, until January 1, 1993, and thereafter only as specified, requires certain agricultural water suppliers to prepare and adopt water management plans. This bill would revise existing law relating to agricultural water management planning to require agricultural water suppliers to prepare and adopt agricultural water management plans with specified components on or before December 31, 2012, and update those plans on or before December 31, 2015, and on or before December 31 every 5 years thereafter. An agricultural water supplier that becomes an agricultural water supplier after December 31, 2012, would be required to prepare and adopt an agricultural water management plan within one year after becoming an agricultural water supplier. The agricultural water supplier would be required to notify each city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies with regard to the preparation or review of the plan. The bill would require the agricultural water supplier to submit copies of the plan to the department and other specified entities. The bill would provide that an agricultural water supplier is not eligible for state water grants or loans unless the supplier complies with the water management planning requirements established by the bill. (3)  The bill would take effect only if SB 1 and SB 6 of the 2009–10 7th Extraordinary Session of the Legislature are enacted and become effective.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009-10 Seventh Extraordinary Session.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 32.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 49. Noes 19. Page 34.) To Senate.

  7. Read third time. Amended. (Page 34.)

  8. Read second time.

  9. (Ayes 57. Noes 11. Page 33.)

  10. Art. IV, Sec. 8(b), of Constitution dispensed with.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 22.) To Assembly.

  13. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. (Ayes 22. Noes 10. Page 22.)

  14. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 25. Noes 8. Page 21.)

  15. Placed on third reading.

  16. Senate Rule 29 suspended. (Page 17.)

  17. Amended.

  18. Read second time.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 36.)

  20. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. (Page 17.)

  21. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  22. Placed on third reading.

  23. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. (Page 12.)

  24. Amended. (Page 12.)

  25. Read second time.

  26. Placed on second reading file.

  27. Withdrawn from committee.

  28. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS.

Sponsors

  • Steinberg · Primary
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Feuer · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Steinberg

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Huffman
  • Feuer

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

W/O REF. TO FILE SB7 Steinberg

Passed 22 Yea · 13 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201205
Democratic 2001
Republican 0100
Total 221306
% of votes cast 54%32%0%15%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Yee — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Runner — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Benoit — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB7 Steinberg Senate Third Reading By FEUER Seventh Extraordinary Session

Passed 58 Yea · 20 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5318012
Democratic 3101
Republican 2100
Total 5820013
% of votes cast 64%22%0%14%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hagman — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Coto — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Bill — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Tom — Not Voting
Berryhill — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Conway — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Gilmore — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Nay
Huber — Nay
Knight — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Not Voting
Torres — Not Voting
Tran — Yea
Villines — Nay
Adams — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Nay
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Senate Third SB7 Ducheny Suspend Senate Rules

Passed 23 Yea · 10 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20908
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 231008
% of votes cast 56%24%0%20%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Cox — Nay
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Benoit — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Senate Third SB7 Steinberg

Passed 22 Yea · 13 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191206
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 221306
% of votes cast 54%32%0%15%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Yee — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Nay
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Senate Third SB7 Ducheny Amendments

Passed 26 Yea · 8 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22807
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 26807
% of votes cast 63%20%0%17%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Huff — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 22 Yea · 13 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201205
Democratic 2001
Republican 0100
Total 221306
% of votes cast 54%32%0%15%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Yee — Nay
Hancock — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Correa — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Aanestad — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 7 do?
(1) Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to convene an independent technical panel to provide information to the department and the Legislature on new demand management measures, technologies, and approaches. "Demand management measures" means those water conservation measures, programs, and incentives that prevent the waste of water and promote the reasonable and efficient use and reuse of available supplies. This bill would require the state to achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use in California by December 31, 2020. The state would be required to make incremental progress towards this goal by reducing per capita water use by at least 10% on or before December 31, 2015. The bill would require each urban retail water supplier to develop urban water use targets and an interim urban water use target, in accordance with specified requirements. The bill would require agricultural water suppliers to implement efficient water management practices. The bill would require the department, in consultation with other state agencies, to develop a single standardized water use reporting form. The bill, with certain exceptions, would provide that urban retail water suppliers, on and after July 1, 2016, and agricultural water suppliers, on and after July 1, 2013, are not eligible for state water grants or loans unless they comply with the water conservation requirements established by the bill. The bill would repeal, on July 1, 2016, an existing requirement that conditions eligibility for certain water management grants or loans to an urban water supplier on the implementation of certain water demand management measures. (2) Existing law, until January 1, 1993, and thereafter only as specified, requires certain agricultural water suppliers to prepare and adopt water management plans. This bill would revise existing law relating to agricultural water management planning to require agricultural water suppliers to prepare and adopt agricultural water management plans with specified components on or before December 31, 2012, and update those plans on or before December 31, 2015, and on or before December 31 every 5 years thereafter. An agricultural water supplier that becomes an agricultural water supplier after December 31, 2012, would be required to prepare and adopt an agricultural water management plan within one year after becoming an agricultural water supplier. The agricultural water supplier would be required to notify each city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies with regard to the preparation or review of the plan. The bill would require the agricultural water supplier to submit copies of the plan to the department and other specified entities. The bill would provide that an agricultural water supplier is not eligible for state water grants or loans unless the supplier complies with the water management planning requirements established by the bill. (3)  The bill would take effect only if SB 1 and SB 6 of the 2009–10 7th Extraordinary Session of the Legislature are enacted and become effective.
Who sponsors SB 7?
SB 7 is sponsored by Steinberg, Huffman, and Feuer.
What is the current status of SB 7?
This bill died with 2009-2010, 7th Special 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 7?
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