What this bill does

What this bill does

Establishes maximum contaminant levels in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); sets such levels at no higher than 4 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and no higher than 10 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA).

Official title from the legislative record. Budget and omnibus bills list every Part in this field; the heading above is the opening clause.

Why we track this bill

Why we track this bill

Tracked because its title refers to PFAS and other emerging contaminants and drinking water. Our relevance score for this bill is 98 out of 100. Scoring is automatic and rule-based — see the methodology for how it is calculated.

What has happened so far

The complete official action history, newest first.

Legislative history

  1. June 3, 2026

    substituted by s3207b

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  2. June 3, 2026

    ordered to third reading rules cal.404

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  3. June 3, 2026

    rules report cal.404

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  4. June 3, 2026 — milestone

    reported

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  5. June 3, 2026 — milestone

    reported referred to rules

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  6. May 19, 2026 — milestone

    reported referred to ways and means

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  7. May 14, 2026

    print number 8634b

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  8. May 14, 2026

    amend and recommit to health

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  9. May 12, 2026

    print number 8634a

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  10. May 12, 2026

    amend and recommit to health

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  11. January 7, 2026 — milestone

    referred to health

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  12. May 22, 2025 — milestone

    referred to health

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Recorded votes

Every roll call the legislative record includes for this bill.

Recorded votes

Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 3, 2026 · Assembly

Passed

29 yes0 no0 not voting · 2 absent

Individual member votes are not available for this roll call.

Official record of this vote

Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 3, 2026 · Assembly

Passed

32 yes0 no0 not voting · 3 absent

Individual member votes are not available for this roll call.

Official record of this vote

Assembly Health Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means

May 19, 2026 · Assembly

Passed

22 yes0 no0 not voting · 4 absent

Individual member votes are not available for this roll call.

Official record of this vote

Documents

Official bill text, amendments and analyses. Links go to the authoritative source wherever one is published.

Documents

Bill text

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