California SB1085: Water supply planning: housing developments.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 10910, 10911, and 10914 of the Water Code, relating to water. water Water supply planning: housing developments. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to be responsible for determining whether a project is exempt from CEQA and whether an environmental impact report, a negative declaration, or a mitigated negative declaration is required…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 10910, 10911, and 10914 of the Water Code, relating to water. water Water supply planning: housing developments. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to be responsible for determining whether a project is exempt from CEQA and whether an environmental impact report, a negative declaration, or a mitigated negative declaration is required. Existing law requires a city or county that determines a certain type of project is subject to the requirements of CEQA to identify any public water system that may supply water for the project and to request those public water systems to prepare a specified water supply assessment, as provided. This bill, among other things, would instead require a city or county, upon receipt of a preliminary application for a housing development project that meets certain conditions, or upon a development application for certain projects being determined as complete or deemed complete, to make that identification of public water systems. The bill would require a city or county, within 15 days of receiving an application that meets either of the above-mentioned criteria, to request each identified public water system to determine whether the projected water demand associated with the proposed project was included in the most recently adopted urban water management plan. By imposing additional duties on a …

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Sponsors

• Durazo, Maria Elena (D, SD26) · primary sponsor
• Benjamin Allen (D, SD24)
• Anna Caballero (D, SD14)
• John Laird (D, SD17)
• Henry Stern (D, SD27)
• Jessica Caloza (D, AD52)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1004, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 3, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6025.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 26, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6615.) Ordered to the Senate.
7. August 26, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
8. August 26, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 19, 2026: Ordered to third reading.
10. August 19, 2026: Read third time and amended.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB1085 Durazo et al. Concurrence (August 27, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• SB 1085 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Bryan (August 26, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. (August 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (July 1, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (June 16, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SB1085 Durazo et al. (May 18, 2026): 35 yea, 1 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB1085?

SB1085 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Water supply planning: housing developments.

What does SB1085 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 10910, 10911, and 10914 of the Water Code, relating to water. water Water supply planning: housing developments. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to be responsible for determining whether a project is exempt from CEQA and whether an environmental impact report, a negative declaration, or a mitigated negative declaration is required…

What is the status of SB1085?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1004, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored SB1085?

Durazo, Maria Elena (D, SD26), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB1085?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1085