California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1417: Mutual water companies: assessments and water charges: notice.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 14300, 14303, and 14307 of, and to add Section 14303.5 to, the Corporations Code, relating to mutual water companies. mutual water companies Mutual water companies: assessments and water charges: notice…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 14300, 14303, and 14307 of, and to add Section 14303.5 to, the Corporations Code, relating to mutual water companies. mutual water companies Mutual water companies: assessments and water charges: notice. Existing law authorizes any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for irrigation purposes, and requires any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for domestic use, to provide in its articles or bylaws that water shall be sold, distributed, supplied, or delivered only to owners of its shares and that those shares are appurtenant to certain lands, as specified. Under existing law, these corporations are known as mutual water companies. This bill would prohibit a mutual water company from charging, issuing a bill, or otherwise seeking to hold tenants of shareholders responsible for the costs of water or its delivery, except for specified tenants, and would require all notices of charges for water to be sent to the last known address of the shareholder or tenant, as applicable, or by electronic mail if the shareholder or tenant, as applicable, has provided and verified the use of an electronic mail address to the company within the last year. Existing law authorizes a mutual water company that is not a …
Sponsors
- Pérez, Sasha Renée (D, SD25) · primary sponsor
- Lena Gonzalez (D, SD33)
- John Harabedian (D, AD41)
- Melissa Hurtado (D, SD16)
- Steve Bennett (D, AD38)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1038, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 5796.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 7.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 7.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 6. Page 6372.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- : Ordered to third reading.
Votes
- Unfinished Business SB1417 Pérez et al. Concurrence (August 25, 2026): 30 yea, 7 nay, passed
- SB 1417 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Bennett (August 24, 2026): 66 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] (June 24, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate 3rd Reading SB1417 Pérez et al. (May 19, 2026): 30 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (April 13, 2026): 13 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1417?
- SB1417 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Mutual water companies: assessments and water charges: notice.
- What does SB1417 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 14300, 14303, and 14307 of, and to add Section 14303.5 to, the Corporations Code, relating to mutual water companies. mutual water companies Mutual water companies: assessments and water charges: notice…
- What is the status of SB1417?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1038, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1417?
- Pérez, Sasha Renée (D, SD25), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1417?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1417
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