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Authors Pacheco  
Coauthors: Ransom   Blanca Rubio   Wallis   Rubio  
Subject Electricity and natural gas: legislation imposing mandated programs and requirements: third-party review.
Relating To relating to electricity.
Title An act to add and repeal Section 3261 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
Last Action Dt 2025-07-10
State Amended Senate
Status In Committee Process
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Bill Actions
2025-08-29     In committee: Held under submission.
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-10     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 7).
2025-06-11     Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1816.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-04-30     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-01     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-28     Read second time and amended.
2025-03-27     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (March 26).
2025-02-27     Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
2025-02-26     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-03     Referred to Com. on U. & E.
2024-12-03     From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
2024-12-02     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2025-07-10
Amended Assembly     2025-03-28
Amended Assembly     2025-02-26
Introduced     2024-12-02
Analyses TBD
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Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. The Public Advocate’s Office of the Public Utilities Commission is established as an independent office within the commission to represent and advocate on behalf of the interests of public utility customers and subscribers within the jurisdiction of the commission.

This bill would require the office to establish, by January 1, 2027, a program to, upon request of the Legislature, analyze legislation that would establish a mandated requirement or program or otherwise affect electrical or gas ratepayers, as specified. The bill would require the office to develop and implement conflict-of-interest provisions to prohibit a person from participating in an analysis for which the person knows or has reasons to know that the person has a material financial interest. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.