CaliforniaMonterey Peninsula Water Management District: nonfunctional turf: noncompliance and enforcement.
What it does
The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Law establishes the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. The act authorizes the district to, among other things, prohibit the use of district water during an emergency caused by drought, or other threatened or existing water shortage, for specific uses that the district finds to be nonessential.
More detail
Existing law prohibits the use of potable water for the irrigation of nonfunctional turf located on commercial, industrial, and institutional properties, other than a cemetery, and on properties of homeowners' associations, common interest developments, and community service organizations or similar entities, as specified. Existing law requires a person or entity to be subject to civil liability or penalties by the State Water Resources Control Board, as prescribed, or to civil liability and penalties imposed by an urban water supplier, pursuant to a locally adopted ordinance or policy. Existing law authorizes a public water system, city, county, or city and county to enforce the provisions relating to the prohibition, as specified.
This bill would require a person or entity to be subject to civil liability or penalties imposed by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District pursuant to a locally adopted ordinance or policy. The bill would authorize the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District to enforce the provisions relating to the prohibition, as specified.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 13Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 88, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Jul 13Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Jul 1Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Jun 22In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SB 1139 Laird Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 22Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5795.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jun 17Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jun 16From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Apr 20In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 20Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3950.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 15Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 14From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3870.) (April 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Set for hearing April 14.
- Mar 27April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 24Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
- Feb 18Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced