Esmeralda Soria
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 27
Author
Existing law defines a dam to mean any artificial barrier, together with appurtenant works, that does or may impound or divert water, and meets other specified criteria. Existing law excludes from the definition a barrier that is or will be not in excess of 6 feet in height, regardless of storage capacity, or that has or will have a storage capacity not in excess of 15 acre-feet, regardless of height. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to supervise the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, maintenance, operation, and removal of dams and reservoirs for the protection of life and property. This bill would additionally exclude from the definition of a dam a barrier that does not impound water above the top of a levee where maximum storage behind the barrier has a minimum of 3 feet of freeboard on the levee and is a weir, as defined, but would apply only to specified weirs named in the bill.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 617, Statutes of 2025.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2918.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 2427.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1175.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 25).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB639 | HTML |
| 02/13/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/11/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/08/25 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/21/25- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 04/08/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 04/16/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/06/25- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 06/24/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/03/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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