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California 20252026

AB 2458

Energy: appliance standards and cost-effective measures.

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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
Energy, appliancestandardsandcost-effectivemeasures
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to prescribe, by regulation, standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency, and authorizes the Energy Commission to prescribe other cost-effective measures, to promote the use of energy- and water-efficient appliances whose use requires a significant amount of energy or water. Existing law prohibits the sale, and the offering for sale, of new appliances unless their manufacturers certify that they comply with the standards in effect at the time the appliances are manufactured. Existing law defines "sold or offered for sale in the state" to mean any sale of or offer to sell an appliance for end use in the state, regardless of the seller's physical location. This bill would expand the above-described provisions to also include the rental, importation, distribution, or lease of, or an offer for the rental, importation, distribution, or lease of, those appliances, as provided.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 171, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

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

    executive-receipt

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  7. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

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

    referral-committee

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

    reading-1, referral-committee

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4967.)

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    reading-1, reading-2

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

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

    referral-committee

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  17. Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

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