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AB35Introduced in the Assembly

Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.

Passed

Introduced by David Alvarez, District 80

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 90135 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes of 2026.

July 16, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 35 Alvarez Concurrence in Senate Amendments · July 2, 2026

68

Yes

0

No

11

Absent or Not Voting

79 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Absent
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Yes
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes
Lori Wilson11Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.

  3. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and JUD.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  6. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 12).

  9. Read second time and amended.

  10. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3826.).

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  16. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9).

  18. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  21. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5014.).

  22. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  23. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 5983.).

  24. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.

  25. Approved by the Governor.

  26. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes of 2026.

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