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California 20252026

AB 1761

Electricity: calculation methodology: nonbypassable charges: data disclosure.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Electricity, calculationmethodology, datadisclosure, nonbypassablecharges
Introduced / first action
2026-02-09 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Electricity: calculation methodology: data disclosure.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. This bill would require the commission to ensure that all data serving as a basis for any decision or ruling issued by the commission, or in any proposal or analysis provided by commission staff, for the determination or application of a calculation methodology for any nonbypassable charge imposed on customers of a load-serving entity to recover costs associated with contracts, electrical corporation-owned generation, or any other resource or value included in that charge and any other charge derived from those costs, is made available to load-serving entities and ratepayer advocates on behalf of customers. The bill would require the commission to require an electrical corporation, member association, load-serving entity, or other party, in submitting a proposal or analysis for the determination or application of a calculation methodology for any nonbypasssable charge imposed on customers of a load-serving entity to recover costs associated with contracts, electrical corporation-owned generation, or any other resource or value included in that charge and any other charge derived from those costs, to make all data serving as a basis for that proposal or analysis available to load-serving entities and ratepayer advocates on behalf of customers. The bill would require that the data exclude any information that can reasonably be used to identify an individual, family, household, residence, or nonresidential customer. The bill would require that the data meet specified requirements, including that it is made available through a public disclosure, except for market-sensitive data, as provided. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the above provisions would be a part of the act, and because a violation of a commission action implementing the above provisions 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

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 65. Noes 9.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. Referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 8.)

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  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 14).

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  15. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. Read second time and amended.

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  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 18).

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  19. Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

  21. Read first time. To print.

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