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Authors Laird  
Coauthors: Davies   Petrie-Norris  
Subject Energy storage systems.
Relating To relating to energy.
Title An act to add Sections 25545.16 and 25545.19 to the Public Resources Code, and to add Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 8500) to Division 4.1 of, and to repeal Section 8503 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-06
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Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-06     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 407, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-06     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-17     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-10     Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2821.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-09     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3069.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-05     Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2025-09-05     Read third time and amended.
2025-09-05     Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-21     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-20     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
2025-07-17     Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)
2025-07-17     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 16).
2025-07-17     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-27     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-06-26     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 25).
2025-06-05     Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and L. GOV.
2025-05-28     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-28     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1299.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-23     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1194.) (May 23).
2025-05-20     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-19     May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-09     Set for hearing May 19.
2025-05-01     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 968.) (April 30).
2025-04-22     Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-22     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 810.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-04-10     Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-09     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
2025-04-02     Re-referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and L. GOV.
2025-03-20     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-14     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-06     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
2025-02-05     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-06
Enrolled     2025-09-12
Amended Assembly     2025-09-05
Amended Assembly     2025-07-17
Amended Assembly     2025-06-27
Amended Senate     2025-05-01
Amended Senate     2025-04-09
Amended Senate     2025-03-20
Introduced     2025-02-05
Analyses TBD
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Existing law authorizes a person proposing an eligible facility, including an energy storage system that is capable of storing 200 megawatthours or more of energy, to file with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) an application for certification for the site and related facility, as provided. Existing law provides that the certification issued by the Energy Commission is in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by a state, local, or regional agency for the use of the site and related facility.

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the PUC to direct the state’s 3 largest electrical corporations to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread deployment of distributed energy storage systems for specified purposes and authorizes the PUC to approve, or modify and approve, programs and investments of an electrical corporation in distributed energy storage systems with appropriate energy storage management systems, as defined.

The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.

This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.