What SB 1313 does
An act to amend Section 116760.41 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to water, and making an appropriation therefor.
Existing law establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Water Resources Control Board for the provision of grants and revolving fund loans to provide for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable suppliers to meet safe drinking water standards. Existing law provides that moneys in the fund and its special accounts may be expended for additional purposes provided in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
This bill would provide that moneys in the fund and its special accounts may be considered eligible and expended for projects that address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. By expanding the purposes for which a continuously appropriated fund may be expended, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would authorize the state board to implement the bill through updating an existing policy handbook, which would be exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Summary from the Legislative Counsel's Digest of the amended senate text, April 27, 2026. Read the full text on leginfo.
How it got here
Senator McNerney introduced SB 1313 on February 20, 2026, with coauthors Senator Valladares. The text was amended 2 times, and heard in 3 committee hearings before its final floor votes.
Committee votes along the way:
- Senate Environmental Quality, April 22, 2026: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar, 7-0.
- Senate Appropriations, May 11, 2026: Placed on suspense file, 7-0.
Who supports and opposes SB 1313
The Senate Environmental Quality analysis dated April 20, 2026 lists 23 organizations in support and 0 in opposition.
In support: A Voice for Choice Advocacy; Buena Park; City of; California Association of Environmental Health Administrators (CAEHA); California Catholic Conference; California Health Coalition Advocacy; California Municipal Utilities Association; California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA); and 15 more.
Read the Senate Environmental Quality analysis.
What happens next
It is in Senate Appropriations. The last recorded action was on May 14, 2026.
The Governor can sign the bill, veto it, or let it become law without a signature. Until the decision, sign and veto request letters are the remaining channel, and the Department of Finance's enrolled bill report carries weight on anything with a fiscal effect. If signed, most provisions take effect January 1, and implementation moves to the agencies named in the bill.
What it means for agriculture organizations
This is the stage where language still changes. Amendments taken in committee are the ones that reach the Governor, so an organization with a stake in the drafting has a reason to be in that conversation now rather than after the vote.
The agriculture group at Capitol Axis handles that for agriculture clients.
Questions about SB 1313
What does SB 1313 do?
This bill would provide that moneys in the fund and its special accounts may be considered eligible and expended for projects that address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. By expanding the purposes for which a continuously appropriated fund may be expended, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would authorize the state board to implement the bill through updating an existing policy handbook, which would be exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Has SB 1313 passed the California Legislature?
It is in Senate Appropriations. The last recorded action was on May 14, 2026.
Who supports and opposes SB 1313?
The Senate Environmental Quality analysis dated April 20, 2026 lists 23 organizations in support and 0 in opposition. Supporters include A Voice for Choice Advocacy; Buena Park; City of.
What happens next with SB 1313?
It still has committee and floor votes ahead of it. Amendments taken now are the ones that reach the Governor, so this is the stage where language changes are still possible.