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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 263: Scott River: Shasta River: watersheds.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 263 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Scott River: Shasta River: watersheds. Primary sponsor: Chris Rogers (D). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 26, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 130, Statutes of 2025.

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Official summary

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

Existing law provides that an emergency regulation adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board following a Governor’s proclamation of a state of emergency based on drought conditions, for which the board makes specified findings, may remain in effect for up to one year, as provided, and may be renewed if the board determines that specified conditions relating to precipitation are still in effect.

This bill would provide that specified emergency regulations adopted by the board for the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds shall remain in effect until January 1, 2031, or until permanent rules establishing and implementing long-term instream flow requirements are adopted for those watersheds, whichever occurs first. The bill would require the board to provide annual public updates, including opportunities for public comment, on its progress toward developing permanent flow rules for the rivers, as provided.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RogersPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly2
Damon ConnollyCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly12
James RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly45

“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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 130, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 3213.).
  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 2657.).
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10).

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page