AB-2568 • 2026

Water district directors: compensation.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Johnson
Last action: 2026-05-20
Official status: Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on the effective date or any other limitations beyond those explicitly stated.

Water District Directors: Pay Rules

This law changes how large water districts can pay their board members, allowing up to 15 days of payment but requiring a written explanation if the number of paid days exceeds ten.

What This Bill Does

Changes the limit on how many days in a month water district directors can be paid from 10 to up to 15 days for large districts with at least 90,000 residents.
Requires large water districts that pay their board members more than 10 days per month to write down why this extra payment is needed for the district's operation.

Who It Names or Affects

Water districts with at least 90,000 residents in their area.
Board members of these large water districts who receive compensation.

Terms To Know

water district: An organization that manages and provides water services to a specific area.
governing board: The group of people who make decisions for the water district.

Limits and Unknowns

This rule only applies until January 1, 2032.
It does not change how smaller water districts pay their directors.

Bill History

2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-05-12 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-11 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.)
2026-05-04 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-04-30 California Legislative Information
Ordered to second reading.
2026-04-30 California Legislative Information
Withdrawn from committee.
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-03-11 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-03-10 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2568, as amended, Johnson.
Water district directors: compensation.
Existing law authorizes a water district, as defined, to adopt an ordinance that provides compensation to members of the governing board, as specified. Existing law prohibits a water district from adopting an ordinance that compensates members of the governing board for more than a total of 10 days in any calendar month.
This bill
would instead prohibit
would, until January 1, 2032, authorize
a water district
from adopting
that has at least 90,000 residents within its jurisdiction to
adopt
an ordinance that compensates members of the governing board for
more than
up to
a total of 15 days in any calendar
month.
month, but would require the members of the governing board of a water district that compensates its members for more than 10 days in a calendar month to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why providing compensation for more than 10 days per calendar month is necessary for the effective operation of the water district.

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