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Authors Soria  
Subject Open and Transparent Water Data Act.
Relating To relating to water.
Title An act to amend Sections 12405, 12410, and 12415 of the Water Code, relating to water.
Last Action Dt 2026-03-19
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
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Bill Actions
2026-03-23     Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
2026-03-19     Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
2026-03-19     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.
2026-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20     Read first time. To print.
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Amended Assembly     2026-03-19
Introduced     2026-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, requires the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife to coordinate and integrate existing water and ecological data from local, state, and federal agencies for specified purposes, including, among others, improving the management of the state’s water resources.

This bill would specify for purposes of that provision that improving the management of the state’s water resources includes improving the efficacy of management actions.

The act requires the Department of Water Resources, in consultation with the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, in accordance with a specified schedule, to create, operate, and maintain a statewide integrated water data platform that, among other things, integrates existing water and ecological data information from multiple databases.

This bill would require, by August 1, 2027, the Department of Water Resources to make available on the platform specified information from state and federal agencies, including information on hatchery production, release, and escapement.