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California 20252026

AB 2469

Data centers: water use disclosures.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Datacenters, waterusedisclosures
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Water reclamation: Water Recycling Law.

Source-supplied abstracts

The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes the legislative body of any county or city to adopt ordinances that, among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land as between industry, businesses, residences, and open space, as specified. This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from approving a discretionary or ministerial permit or other entitlement that would result in the construction, or an expansion that increases the maximum peak water use, of a data center unless specified conditions are satisfied, including, among others, that the applicant provides the city, county, or city and county prescribed information. The bill would include in this prescribed information a water scarcity plan and a water supply assessment, each as provided. The bill would also include in the specified conditions that the applicant assumes responsibility for the full cost of any required water conveyance, treatment or storage, or distribution infrastructure improvements necessary to serve the project, as determined by the applicable water supplier. The bill would provide that this provision is severable. By expanding the duties of local agencies to administer these provisions, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Actions

  1. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 12.).

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  2. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9.).

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  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  5. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 1).

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  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

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  15. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and L. GOV.

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  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 14.)

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  18. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5274.)

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  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

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

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

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

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  28. Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and L. GOV.

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  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  30. Read first time. To print.

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