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AB 1469: Disaster preparedness: public water systems.
What AB 1469 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill aims to enhance disaster preparedness for public water systems in California. Public water systems with 10,000 or more service connections are required to review and revise their disaster preparedness plans with related agencies. These plans must address possible disaster scenarios. The bill also requires public water systems to provide an assessment of their emergency response and recommendations to the legislature within six months after a declared state of emergency. The Office of Emergency Services will establish emergency response and recovery plans in coordination with these public water systems. The bill makes nonsubstantive changes to these provisions, ensuring that the plans are sufficient and implemented in a timely manner.
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | Died at Desk. |
| Feb. 24, 2025 | Read first time. |
| Feb. 22, 2025 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | Introduced. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 21, 2025 · 453 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1469
| Introduced by Assembly Member Hart |
February 21, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 8607.2 of the Government Code, relating to disaster preparedness.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1469, as introduced, Hart. Disaster preparedness: public water systems.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, requires all public water systems, as defined, with 10,000 or more service connections to review and revise their disaster preparedness plans in conjunction with related agencies, including, but not limited to, local fire departments and the Office of Emergency Services to ensure that the plans are sufficient to address possible disaster scenarios.
Existing law requires these public water systems to, following a declared state of emergency, furnish an assessment of their emergency response and recommendations to the Legislature within 6 months after each disaster, and to implement the recommendations in a timely manner. Existing law requires the office to establish emergency response and recovery plans in coordination with these public water systems.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 8607.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:8607.2.
(a) All public water(b) All public water systems, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, systems with 10,000 or more service connections following a declared state of emergency shall furnish an assessment of their emergency response and recommendations to the Legislature within six months after each disaster, as well as implementing the recommendations in a timely manner.
(c) The Office of Emergency Services shall establish appropriate and insofar as practical, emergency response and recovery plans, including mutual aid plans, in coordination with public water systems, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, systems with 10,000 or more service connections.
(d) As used in this section, “public water system” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
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