CaliforniaFish and wildlife: invasive mussels: imported water.
What it does
Existing law, until January 1, 2030, generally prohibits a person from possessing, importing, shipping, or transporting in the state, or from placing, planting, or causing to be placed or planted in any water within the state, invasive mussels, and authorizes the Director of Fish and Wildlife, or the director's designee, to engage in various enforcement activities with regard to invasive mussels. Existing law, until January 1, 2030, requires a public or private agency that operates a water supply system to cooperate with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to implement measures to avoid infestation by invasive mussels and to control or eradicate any infestation that occurs in a water supply system. Existing law requires any person, or federal, state, or local agency, district, or authority that owns or manages a reservoir, where specified activities are permitted, except as specified, to develop and implement a program designed to prevent the introduction of invasive mussel species, as provided.
More detail
Existing law requires any entity that discovers invasive mussels within the state to immediately report the discovery to the department.
This bill would prohibit a public agency from prohibiting imported water deliveries for groundwater replenishment, as defined, due to invasive mussels if the importation complies with a specified invasive mussel control plan and unless there is substantial, documented evidence of a proven health and safety risk as a result of the invasive mussels.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities and counties, including charter cities and charter counties.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 18Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Latest
- Aug 27Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 20Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6309.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1894 Blanca Rubio Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 17In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1894 Blanca Rubio By Rubio. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 17Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5492.).Passed Senate
- Jun 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 22From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jun 9From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- May 13Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- May 5In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 4Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4914.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1894 Blanca Rubio Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 20Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 16Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 15From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 14).Major
- Apr 14
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Mar 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 16Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Feb 13From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
- Feb 12Read first time. To print.Introduced