California AB 1301 — Electricity.

California, 20252026. AB 1301: Electricity.

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Latest action

September 30, 2026 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 878, Statutes of 2026.

Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) and requires the Energy Commission to nominate, and the Governor to appoint, an attorney admitted to the practice of law to serve as a public advisor to the Energy Commission, as specified. This bill would eliminate the requirement that the public advisor be an attorney. (2) Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator, referred to as the ISO, as an incorporated nonprofit public benefit corporation. The ISO is required to ensure efficient use and reliable operation of the transmission grid consistent with achieving certain planning and operating criteria. Existing law establishes the Electricity Oversight Board to, among other duties, oversee the Independent System Operator and the Power Exchange. This bill would abolish the Electricity Oversight Board and would make various conforming changes. (3) Existing law establishes a Power Exchange as a nonprofit public benefit corporation to provide an efficient competitive auction, open on a nondiscriminatory basis to all suppliers of electricity, that meets the loads of all of its customers at efficient prices. This bill would abolish the Power Exchange and would make various conforming changes. (4) Existing law, the Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979, requires the Energy Commission to provide grants and loans to local governments and public institutions to maximize energy use savings, expand installation of energy storage systems, and expand the availability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Existing law creates various continuously appropriated accounts for purposes of the act. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2028. This bill would, instead, repeal the Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979 on January 1, 2038. By extending the operation of those continuously appropriated accounts, the bill would make an appropriation. (5) Existing law requires the Energy Commission, on or before March 1, to annually publish on its internet website and report to the budget and relevant policy committees of the Legislature specific information about specified clean energy programs, including the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program. This bill would expand that reporting requirement to also include additional information about the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program, including its progress, status, budget, and impacts, as provided. (6) Existing law requires the PUC to continue the Family Electric Rate Assistance program (FERA) to provide a discount to residential customers of the state's 3 largest electrical corporations consisting of households with total household annual gross income levels between 200% and 250% of the federal poverty guideline level. Existing law requires the PUC, on or before March 1 of each year, to require the state's 3 largest electrical corporations to report on their efforts to enroll customers in the FERA program and requires the PUC to review those reports on or before June 1 of each year. This bill would, instead, require the PUC, on or before May 1 of each year, to require the state's 3 largest electrical corporations to report on their efforts to enroll customers in the FERA program and require the PUC to review those reports on or before December 1 of each year. (7) Existing law defines an "electrical cooperative" to mean any private corporation or association organized for the purposes of transmitting or distributing electricity exclusively to its stockholders or members at cost. Existing law specifies that every electrical cooperative is subject to the Public Utilities Act, except as specified. This bill would exempt an electrical cooperative from any provision of the Public Utilities Act that becomes effective after January 1, 2027, that does not expressly provide that it applies to an electrical cooperative. (8) Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act, or of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC, is a crime. Because certain provisions of this bill would be part of the act, and a violation of a PUC action implementing its requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Sponsors

• Petrie-Norris — primary sponsor

Bill text

AB1301 Read version ↗

02/21/25 - Introduced Read version ↗

06/04/26 - Amended Senate Read version ↗

06/18/26 - Amended Senate Read version ↗

08/13/26 - Amended Senate Read version ↗

09/04/26 - Enrolled Read version ↗

09/30/26 - Chaptered Read version ↗

Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. September 30, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 878, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. September 14, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
4. August 31, 2026Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6994.).
5. August 31, 2026Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6985.)
6. August 31, 2026From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30).
7. August 28, 2026Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
8. August 28, 2026Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Coms. on U. & E. and APPR.
9. August 25, 2026Re-referred to Coms. on U. & E. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
10. August 24, 2026Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
11. August 19, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
12. August 19, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
13. August 17, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
14. August 13, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
15. August 13, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
16. June 29, 2026In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
17. June 18, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
18. June 17, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 16).
19. June 4, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
20. May 28, 2025Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
21. May 15, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
22. May 15, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1570.)
23. May 8, 2025Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
24. May 7, 2025From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).
25. April 23, 2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
26. March 10, 2025Referred to Com. on U. & E.
27. February 24, 2025Read first time.
28. February 22, 2025From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
29. February 21, 2025Introduced. To print.

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