AB 2016: State Water Resources Control Board: drinking water: hexavalent chromium removal.

Official summary

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

The California Safe Drinking Water Act provides for the operation of public water systems and imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various duties and responsibilities for the regulation and control of drinking water in the State of California. The act requires the state board to adopt primary drinking water standards for contaminants in drinking water based upon specified criteria, and requires a primary drinking water standard to be established for hexavalent chromium.

This bill would appropriate $69,425,000 from the General Fund to the board for the purpose of removing hexavalent chromium from drinking water. The bill would require the board to make specified grants to specified entities to undertake construction or planning and design of facilities to remove hexavalent chromium from drinking water.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 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. April 27, 2026In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2. April 20, 2026Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
3. April 20, 2026Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
4. April 16, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
5. April 6, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
6. March 2, 2026Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
7. February 18, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
8. February 17, 2026Read first time. To print.