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AB-523 • 2026

Metropolitan water districts: proxy vote authorizations.

Metropolitan water districts: proxy vote authorizations.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Irwin
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

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Metropolitan Water Districts: Proxy Vote Rules

This law allows representatives from member agencies with only one board seat to give their voting power to another representative for up to six meetings a year if they cannot attend, until January 1, 2030.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows single-representative agencies to assign proxy votes until January 1, 2030.
  • Requires the proxy vote authorization to be written down in an official document.
  • Limits each proxy authorization to no more than six board meetings per calendar year.
  • Prohibits a person with a proxy from taking over the original representative's officer role at a meeting.
  • Applies all existing laws and conflict of interest rules to the person using the proxy vote.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Representatives on metropolitan water district boards who are allowed only one seat for their agency.
  • Other representatives chosen by member public agencies who receive a proxy vote.
  • Metropolitan water districts governed under the Metropolitan Water District Act.

Terms To Know

Proxy vote authorization
A written permission that lets one representative cast a vote for another when they cannot attend.
Member public agency
The local government or organization that sends representatives to the water district board.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This rule only applies until January 1, 2030.
  • It does not allow agencies with more than one representative on the board to use proxy votes.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Metropolitan water districts: proxy vote authorizations.