California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2728
Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Soria (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law authorizes a groundwater sustainability agency to impose fees, including, but not limited to, permit fees and fees on groundwater extraction or other regulated activity, to fund the costs of a groundwater sustainability program, and investigations, inspections, compliance assistance, enforcement, and program administration, as provided. Existing law prohibits a groundwater sustainability agency from imposing those fees on a de minimis extractor, as defined, unless the agency has regulated the user, as provided.
This bill would authorize a local government, including, but not limited to, a groundwater sustainability agency, that imposes a fee, levy, charge, or exaction for groundwater monitoring or management, upon making specified findings, to exempt de minimis extractors, including the above-described regulated users, from the payment of the fee, levy, charge, or exaction, as provided.
Text versions
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered· Sep 30, 2026
- 09/01/26 - Enrolled· Sep 1, 2026
- 06/11/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 11, 2026
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly· Mar 19, 2026
- 02/20/26 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2026
- AB2728
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 House | With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 27, 2026 House | AB 2728 Soria Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 10, 2026 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 1, 2026 Senate | Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 23, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 27, 2026 House | AB 2728 Soria Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 14, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 30, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 963, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 30, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 4, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 27, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6735.). - Aug 27, 2026 · House
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 27). - Aug 25, 2026 · House
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6503.) - Aug 13, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. - Aug 11, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5320.). - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jul 1, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). - Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. - Jun 15, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and N.R. & W. - Jun 12, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Jun 12, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Jun 12, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Jun 11, 2026 · Senate
From 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. - Jun 3, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 26, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.) - May 18, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 14, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). - Apr 29, 2026 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
From 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. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. - Feb 21, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.