AB 763 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Timber harvesting: waste discharge requirements.

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

Assembly Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action May 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

01/05/26 - Amended Assembly → AB763 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes between these two versions. The differences are entirely formatting and presentation: the old version is a formatted legislative document with line numbers and page headers, while the new version is a web page rendering of the same amended assembly text. The bill content, including the 5-working-day deadlines for streambed agreements and waste discharge coverage decisions, is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

Formatting change only: the bill text was re-rendered from a formatted legislative document (with line numbers, page breaks, and column layout) to a web page format with navigation elements. No substantive language changed.

Floor votes · Assembly Jan 29, 2026

How they voted

69–0

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 79

Jan 29, 2026

D Democratic59

52 Yea 7

88% Yea

R Republican20

17 Yea 3

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on E.Q.

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 3884.)

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and E.S & T.M.

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors