Steve Bennett
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 38
Author
Existing law prohibits a court from approving entry of judgment in certain adjudication actions for a basin required to have a groundwater sustainability plan under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, unless the court finds that the judgment would not substantially impair the ability of a groundwater sustainability agency, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the Department of Water Resources to comply with the act and to achieve sustainable groundwater management. This bill would require the parties to an adjudication action to submit a proposed settlement agreement determining rights to water to the board for a nonbinding advisory determination as to whether the proposed settlement agreement will substantially impair the ability of a groundwater sustainability agency, the board, or the department to achieve sustainable groundwater management before filing the proposed settlement agreement with the court. The bill would require the board to provide its nonbinding advisory determination to the parties no later than 120 days after the proposed settlement agreement was submitted, and would require the parties to include the board's nonbinding advisory determination in the court filing, as provided. The bill would require the board to consult with the department before making its nonbinding advisory determination, and would require the nonbinding advisory determination to include findings on the consistency of the proposed settlement agreement with the groundwater sustainability plan and on how the proposed settlement agreement would affect small and disadvantaged groundwater users, as specified.
In committee: Held under submission.
In committee: Held under submission.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 19. Page 1988.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 18).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 11).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and JUD.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB560 | HTML |
| 02/08/23 - Introduced | |
| 04/12/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/18/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/14/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/26/23 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/24/23- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 04/07/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 05/01/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/24/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/19/23- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 07/07/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 08/11/23- Senate Appropriations |
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