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Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater sustainability plans.

It became law on Oct 7, 2025.

CA AB 709 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Became law
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Latest action
Oct 7, 2025

What it does

Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans, except as specified.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 7, 2025

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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