AB 2104: No HOA fines for drought-resistant landscaping

 
CLCV Supported
Signed by Gov. Brown
Bill info from the legislature
Authors: 
Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez

Bans homeowners associations (HOAs) from fining California homeowners who replace their lawns with drought-resistant landscaping. Residential water use accounts for 35 percent of all urban water use, and nearly one quarter of all Californians live in a common-interest development that is governed by an HOA.

Issue: 
Water Quality & Supply
Senator Party Vote
Joel Anderson R
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Jim Beall D
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Tom Berryhill R
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Marty Block D
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Anthony Cannella R
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Ellen Corbett D
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Lou Correa D
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Kevin de León D
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Mark DeSaulnier D
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Noreen Evans D
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Jean Fuller R
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Ted Gaines R
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Cathleen Galgiani D
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Loni Hancock D
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Edward P. Hernandez D
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Jerry Hill D
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Ben Hueso D
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Bob Huff R
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Hannah-Beth Jackson D
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Steve Knight R
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Ricardo Lara D
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Mark Leno D
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Ted Lieu D
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Carol Liu D
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Holly Mitchell D
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Bill Monning D
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Mike Morrell R
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Jim Nielsen R
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Alex Padilla D
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Fran Pavley D
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Richard Roth D
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Darrell Steinberg D
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Norma Torres D
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Andy Vidak R
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Mimi Walters R
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Lois Wolk D
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Mark Wyland R
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Assemblymember Party Vote
Katcho Achadjian R
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Luis Alejo D
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Travis Allen R
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Tom Ammiano D
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Toni Atkins D
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Frank Bigelow R
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Richard Bloom D
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Raul Bocanegra D
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Susan Bonilla D
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Rob Bonta D
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Steven Bradford D
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Cheryl Brown D
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Joan Buchanan D
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Ian Calderon D
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Nora Campos D
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Ed Chau D
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Rocky Chavez R
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Wesley Chesbro D
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Connie Conway R
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Ken Cooley D
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Matt Dababneh D
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Brian Dahle R
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Tom Daly D
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Roger Dickinson D
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Tim Donnelly R
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Susan Eggman D
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Paul Fong D
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Steve Fox D
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Jim Frazier D
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Beth Gaines R
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Cristina Garcia D
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Mike Gatto D
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Jimmy Gomez D
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Lorena Gonzalez D
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Rich Gordon D
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Jeff Gorell R
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Adam Gray D
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Shannon Grove R
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Curt Hagman R
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Isadore Hall D
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Diane Harkey R
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Roger Hernandez D
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Chris Holden D
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Brian Jones R
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Reggie Jones-Sawyer D
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Marc Levine D
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Eric Linder R
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Dan Logue R
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Bonnie Lowenthal D
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Brian Maienschein R
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Allan Mansoor R
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Jose Medina D
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Melissa Melendez R
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Kevin Mullin D
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Al Muratsuchi D
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Adrin Nazarian D
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Brian Nestande R
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Kristin Olsen R
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Richard Pan D
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Jim Patterson R
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Henry Perea D
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John A. Pérez D
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V. Manuel Pérez D
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Bill Quirk D
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Sharon Quirk-Silva D
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Anthony Rendon D
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Sebastian Ridley-Thomas D
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Freddie Rodriguez D
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Rudy Salas D
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Nancy Skinner D
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Mark Stone D
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Phil Ting D
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Donald Wagner R
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Marie Waldron R
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Shirley Weber D
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Bob Wieckowski D
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Scott Wilk R
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Das Williams D
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Mariko Yamada D
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Governor Party Sign/Veto
Jerry Brown D
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