CaliforniaCalifornia exempts some Nevada boats from invasive-species citations
California exempts qualifying Nevada-registered boats on Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake from certain invasive-mussel sticker citations and changes groundwater priority reviews.
What it does
Eligible Nevada-registered boats on Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake would avoid California citations for lacking a state invasive-mussel sticker.
Water officials must reassess basins affected by boundary changes and review all groundwater basin priorities by January 31, 2035, then at least every 10 years.
Argument forEligible Nevada boaters may avoid California citations when using Lake Tahoe or Topaz Lake, if they carry Nevada's current invasive-species decal.
Argument againstThe required basin reviews may add recurring work for water officials, especially when boundary changes or the 10-year review require new priority assessments.
More detail
California may not issue a citation to an eligible boat operator for lacking a California invasive-mussel sticker. The exemption covers boats on Lake Tahoe or Topaz Lake that are registered in Nevada. Nevada must have an aquatic invasive-species management program in effect. The boat must display a current aquatic invasive-species decal issued by Nevada.
The Department of Water Resources must reassess groundwater basins affected by updated boundaries and review whether all basin priorities should be changed. The boundary-based reassessment covers groundwater basins whose Bulletin 118 boundaries have changed. The periodic review covers all groundwater basins. The all-basin review must determine whether reprioritization is warranted; it does not require the department to change every basin's priority. The department must complete the first all-basin review by January 31, 2035, and repeat it at least every 10 years. Boundary-based reassessments occur whenever the department updates the relevant basin boundaries.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 14Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 222, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 14Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 31Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 25Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6464.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2787 Water, Parks, and Wildli Concurrence in Senate Amendments By PAPAN. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2787 W., P., & W. (Papan) By Becker. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 18Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 12Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 11Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 6Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 6From Consent Calendar.
- Aug 4Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Aug 3From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 6Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 6From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).Major
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 22From 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 20Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- May 7In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2787 Water, Parks, and Wildlife Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4969.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 30Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 14
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Mar 13From printer. May be heard in committee April 12.
- Mar 12Read first time. To print.Introduced
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