California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2728: Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Article 4.8 (commencing with Section 53759.5) to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 10730 of the Water Code, relating to water. water Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to add Article 4.8 (commencing with Section 53759.5) to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 10730 of the Water Code, relating to water. water Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption. 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. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Article 4.8 (commencing with Section 53759.5) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government …
Sponsors
- Esmeralda Soria (D, AD27) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 963, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 27).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6735.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
- : Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6503.)
- : Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
- : Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Votes
- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (August 27, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2728 Soria Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 27, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Consent Calendar 2nd AB2728 Soria (August 10, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar (July 1, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 23, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2728 Soria Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2728?
- AB2728 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.
- What does AB2728 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Article 4.8 (commencing with Section 53759.5) to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 10730 of the Water Code, relating to water. water Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption…
- What is the status of AB2728?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 963, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2728?
- Esmeralda Soria (D, AD27).
- Where is the official record for AB2728?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2728
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