AB 1712: City of Santa Fe Springs: sale of water utility property.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law authorizes the furnishing of utility services by publicly owned public utilities, including municipal corporations, that are subject to control by their governing bodies. Existing law authorizes any municipal corporation to acquire, construct, own, operate, or lease any public utility, as defined, and authorizes a municipal corporation to sell or dispose of any public utility it owns. Existing law establishes procedures whereby a municipal corporation may lease, sell, or transfer that portion of a water utility used for furnishing water service outside or inside the boundaries of the municipal corporation, including, in the case of sale or transfer of the public utility located inside the municipal boundaries, the determination that the public utility is not necessary for supplying water to its own inhabitants or that its inhabitants will be provided with equal or better service by the acquiring entity, if the sale or transfer is approved by a majority of all voters voting on the issue in an election, and the acquiring entity discloses specified information before the election.

This bill would authorize the City of Santa Fe Springs, until January 1, 2032, to sell its public utility for furnishing water service for the purpose of consolidating its public water system with another public water system pursuant to specified procedures if certain requirements are met. The bill would require the city to consider oral and written protests, as provided, and would prohibit the city from selling the public utility for one year if 50% of interested persons, as defined, protest the sale.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Santa Fe Springs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. September 20, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 371, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 20, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. August 24, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
4. August 17, 2026In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
5. August 17, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5494.).
6. June 30, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
7. June 29, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
8. June 17, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
9. May 27, 2026Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
10. May 14, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
11. May 14, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5045.)
12. May 7, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.