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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 1139

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District: nonfunctional turf: noncompliance and enforcement.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

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. 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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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Jun 22, 2026
House		SB 1139 Laird Consent Calendar Second DaypassSet your home in California to see
Jun 16, 2026
House		Do pass. To Consent Calendar.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 20, 2026
Senate		Consent Calendar 2ndpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 14, 2026
Senate		Do pass and be ordered to the Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see

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