All Roll Calls
Yes: 155 • No: 0
CaliforniaSB 722025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
The California Water Plan: long-term supply targets.
Sponsored By: Anna Caballero (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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More public and inclusive water planning
The Department creates an advisory committee with water suppliers, tribes, labor, local government, business, and environmental and environmental justice groups. It may add more experts. Meetings are open and the Department gives notice to anyone who asks. The Department holds public workshops across the state, in places hit hardest, and accessible to minority and low-income communities. It releases draft planning assumptions by December 31, 2027, and one year before each update, and takes written or oral comments. It also shares a preliminary draft on request and must consider comments. The Department coordinates with the Water Commission, the State Water Board, and other agencies.
Regular updates to California Water Plan
The law requires the Department of Water Resources to write and publish the California Water Plan. The plan must be updated by December 31, 2028, and every five years after. Each update must cover environmental, urban, and farm water needs, list possible funding, and estimate costs, benefits, and the impacts of inadequate supply. Each update must weigh strategies like storage, conservation, recycling, desalination, recharge, transfers, and demand management, and list likely permits. As part of each update, the Department studies how much extra water the state will need and recommends programs, policies, and facilities.
Water targets for 2040 and 2050
The 2028 update must include an interim target of 9,000,000 acre-feet to be achieved by 2040. The target can be met with storage, conservation, stormwater capture, graywater, recycled water, and other supplies. The 2033 update must set a planning target for 2050 that considers climate change, safe drinking water, all beneficial uses, and public trust resources. Future updates must set watershed-level supply targets looking 50 years ahead.
Old water plan laws repealed
The law repeals Water Code Sections 10004 and 10013. The old rules for the California Water Plan no longer apply. Agencies and stakeholders must follow the new planning framework in this law. The effects of the repealed sections depend on what they previously required or allowed.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Anna Caballero
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Juan Alanis
Republican • House
Bob Archuleta
Democratic • Senate
Susan Rubio
Democratic • Senate
Susan Rubio
Democratic • Senate
Kelly Seyarto
Republican • Senate
Esmeralda Soria
Democratic • House
Thomas Umberg
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 9/4/2025
Item 132 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 73 • No: 0
legislature vote • 8/29/2025
Vote in CX25
Yes: 15 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/1/2025
Vote in CX24
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/3/2025
Item 39 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 37 • No: 0
legislature vote • 5/23/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 5 • No: 0
legislature vote • 4/28/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 7 • No: 0
legislature vote • 4/8/2025
Vote in CS55
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 210, Statutes of 2025.
10/1/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
10/1/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
9/10/2025legislatureIn Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
9/4/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2906.) Ordered to the Senate.
9/4/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/2/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
8/29/2025HouseJuly 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
7/16/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7/1/2025HouseReferred to Com. on W. P., & W.
6/9/2025HouseIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
6/4/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1442.) Ordered to the Assembly.
6/3/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/23/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1190.) (May 23).
5/23/2025SenateSet for hearing May 23.
5/16/2025SenateApril 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
4/28/2025SenateSet for hearing April 28.
4/17/2025SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4/10/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 707.) (April 8).
4/10/2025SenateSet for hearing April 8.
3/28/2025SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
3/18/2025SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
3/5/2025SenateReferred to Com. on N.R. & W.
1/29/2025SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
1/16/2025SenateIntroduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
1/15/2025Senate
Bill Text
Chaptered
10/1/2025
Enrolled
9/8/2025
Amended Senate
4/10/2025
Amended Senate
3/18/2025
Amended Senate
3/5/2025
Introduced
1/15/2025