CaliforniaCities and counties would ask water providers about covered projects' water demand
At specified application stages, cities and counties would identify possible water providers for covered projects and ask whether demand appears in their latest water plans.
What it does
When qualifying preliminary housing applications arrive or other covered applications are complete or deemed complete, cities and counties would identify possible water providers and ask about planned demand within 15 days.
For projects with qualifying preliminary housing applications or using specified state housing permit routes, water providers would have 45 days after a request to submit assessments. Public meeting approval would not be required.
If a public water system misses its assessment deadline, including any allowed extension, a city or county may ask a court to order it to submit the assessment.
Argument forFor covered projects, the 15-day request could help local officials see when planned water demand needs closer study.
Argument againstFor projects on the 45-day schedule, removing required public meeting approval could give residents fewer chances to question water assessments before submission.
More detail
Cities and counties would identify possible suppliers and ask each identified public water system whether project demand appears in its latest adopted water plan. This covers projects with a qualifying preliminary housing application and other covered projects whose development application is complete or deemed complete. Cities and counties must send the request within 15 days of receiving an application that meets either trigger.
Public water systems would submit assessments on a 45-day schedule. Public meeting approval would not be required for these assessments. This applies to projects with qualifying preliminary housing applications or proposed for permits through either of two specified state housing approval routes. If the city or county must prepare the assessment, it also would not need to approve it at a public meeting. The 45-day deadline begins when the public water system receives the request.
A city or county may ask a court to order a public water system to submit a missing water supply assessment. The court option covers assessments on both the 45-day and 90-day schedules. For assessments on the 90-day schedule, a water system may request up to 30 extra days before that deadline. A city or county may seek an order if the system fails to request an extension or fails to submit despite an extension. For assessments on the 45-day schedule, the court option applies if the system fails to submit the assessment by that deadline.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1004, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6025.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB1085 Durazo et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 1085 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Bryan. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6615.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 19Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 6Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 5From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 17Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- Jun 16From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and L. GOV.Minor
- May 19In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- May 18Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 4318.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB1085 Durazo et al. Result: pass.Upper
- May 12Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 11From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- May 4Set for hearing May 11.
- Apr 23Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4014.) (April 22).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3870.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 22 in L. GOV. pending receipt.
- Apr 7From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- Apr 2Set for hearing April 14.
- Mar 24March 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 11Set for hearing March 24.
- Feb 26Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and L. GOV.Minor
- Feb 17From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
- Feb 13Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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