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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 638: Stormwater: uses: irrigation.

Passed one chamber 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 638 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Stormwater: uses: irrigation. Primary sponsor: Celeste Rodriguez (D). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): In committee: Held under submission.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan that meets certain standards to address the capture of stormwater, as defined, and dry weather runoff, as defined. The act requires the State Water Resources Control Board, by July 1, 2016, to establish guidance for purposes of the act.

This bill would require the board, by December 1, 2026, to develop recommendations for stormwater capture and use for the irrigation of urban public lands, as defined. The bill would require the recommendations to address, but not be limited to, opportunities for the use of captured stormwater for irrigation to offset the use of potable water, as specified, and recommendations for, among other things, pathogens and pathogen indicators and total suspended solids. Prior to approving the recommendations, the bill would require the board to solicit and receive written public comment on proposed recommendations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Celeste RodriguezPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly43
Benjamin AllenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Rebecca Bauer-KahanCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly16
Tina McKinnorCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly61

“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. In committee: Held under submission.
  2. In committee: Referred to suspense file.
  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2).
  6. Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and N.R. & W.
  7. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1904.)
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
  12. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

Sources

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