California Senate Bill 31

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 736, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

An act to amend Sections 13529.2, 13551, 13552.4, 13553, and 13554 of the Water Code, relating to water quality.

Water quality: recycled water.

Sen. Jerry McNerney [D]	Sen. Susan Rubio [D]	Asm. David Alvarez [D]	Asm. Steve Bennett [D]
Asm. Alexandra Macedo [R]	Sen. Kelly Seyarto [R]	Asm. David Tangipa [R]	Sen. Suzette Valladares [R]

2025-09-04 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB31 McNerney et al. Concurrence (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-03 - Assembly - SB 31 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Alvarez (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Special Consent SB31 McNerney et al (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - [05-23-2025] set for [First] hearing: Reconsideration of favorable vote granted (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-10-13		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 736, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-09		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-04	Senate	Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2512.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-03	Senate	In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-03	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2867.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-02	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2025-08-20	Assembly	August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-02	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-17	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
2025-06-09	Assembly	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
2025-06-05	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and E.S & T.M.
2025-05-29	Assembly	In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-29	Senate	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1322.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27	Senate	Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-23	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23	Senate	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1188.) (May 23).
2025-05-23	Senate	May 23 set for first hearing. Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.
2025-05-16	Senate	Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-12	Senate	May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-02	Senate	Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-01	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 962.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-21	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-04-02	Senate	Set for hearing April 30.
2025-03-26	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-03-25	Senate	From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 531.) (March 25).
2025-03-12	Senate	Set for hearing March 25.
2025-02-19	Senate	Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.Q.
2025-02-10	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-01-29	Senate	Referred to Com. on RLS.
2024-12-03	Senate	From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
2024-12-02	Senate	Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Water Code	13529.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
Water Code	13551	Amended Code	Citation Text
Water Code	13552.4	Amended Code	Citation Text
Water Code	13553	Amended Code	Citation Text
Water Code	13554	Amended Code	Citation Text

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