California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 763: Timber harvesting: waste discharge requirements.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
AB 763 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Timber harvesting: waste discharge requirements. Primary sponsor: Christopher Ward (D). Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2026): Referred to Com. on E.Q.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act requires a California regional water quality control board to prescribe waste discharge requirements for the discharge of pollutants into state waters and authorizes the regional board to prescribe general waste discharge requirements for a category of discharges if the regional board finds or determines that certain criteria apply to the discharges in that category.
This bill would require, for a regional board that has adopted general waste discharge requirements for timber harvesting, the regional board to approve, deny, or otherwise act on a request for coverage for timber harvesting operations performed consistent with an approved timber harvesting plan subject to those general waste discharge requirements.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ward | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 78 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Referred to Com. on E.Q.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 3884.)
- Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
- From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
- Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and E.S & T.M.
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.