CaliforniaTransboundary flow pollution: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
What it does
This measure would request the United States, at the 2026 joint review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), to secure and publicly adopt measurable and sustained commitments from the parties to eliminate chronic transboundary sewage discharges into the Tijuana River watershed and the flow of untreated sewage, industrial effluent, and toxic pollutants through the New River from Mexicali into the County of Imperial. The measure would further request that the United States commit to automatic nonrenewal of the USMCA should there be a failure of establishing commitments, benchmarks, and timelines relating to specific numeric discharge-reduction benchmarks for both the Tijuana River watershed and the New River, investment into and enforceable timelines for completion of wastewater infrastructure projects, and annual public reporting on compliance.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 2Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 144, Statutes of 2026.Became Law
- Jul 2Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Jun 22In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SJR 13 Padilla Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 22Read. Adopted. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5795.) Ordered to the Senate.Major
- Jun 17From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16).Major
- Jun 16
- Vote recorded Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.Minor
- May 20In Assembly. Held at Desk.
- May 19Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4353.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SJR13 Padilla et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 22From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4010.) (April 22).Passed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 22.
- Apr 8Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.Minor
- Mar 24Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.Introduced