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California 20252026

AB 2493

Electrical corporations: interconnection: Public Utilities Commission: transmission development monitor.

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

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Electricalcorporations, PublicUtilitiesCommission, interconnection, transmissiondevelopmentmonitor
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Electrical corporations: interconnection: transmission: permitting: auditor.
  • Electrical corporations: interconnection: transmission: auditor.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission, if it determines that the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, or service of a public utility, or the methods of manufacture, distribution, transmission, storage, or supply used by the public utility, are unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, improper, inadequate, or insufficient, to determine and fix the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, service, or methods to be observed, furnished, constructed, enforced, or employed. This bill would, within one year following the adoption of a transmission plan by the Independent System Operator through the transmission planning process, or a successor process, or within one year following the execution of a generator interconnection agreement, except as specified, require each large electrical corporation, as defined, or transmission owner, as defined, that is assigned or obligated to construct a project that requires approval by the commission to submit to the below-described transmission development monitor a project-specific schedule for the project, as provided. This bill would require the commission, on or before October 1, 2027, to establish a transmission development monitor within the commission. The bill would require the transmission development monitor to monitor and review certain information regarding transmission- and interconnection-related facilities submitted by the large electrical corporation or transmission owner, the large electrical corporation's or transmission owner's progress on completing network upgrades following approval in a generator interconnection agreement or transmission plan approved by the Independent System Operator, the large electrical corporation's or transmission owner's compliance with the above-described schedule submitted to the transmission development monitor, and the large electrical corporation's or transmission owner's compliance with any remedial actions ordered by the commission, as specified. The bill would require the transmission development monitor, among other things, to prepare and submit an annual report, as provided, and to notify the commission within 15 days of identifying a material deficiency, as defined. The bill would require the commission, within 90 days of receiving an annual report or notification of a material deficiency, to issue a resolution directing the large electrical corporation or transmission owner to take remedial actions to address material deficiencies identified by the transmission development monitor, as specified. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. 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-described provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the above-described provisions would be a crime, this 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.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 16.).

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  2. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.).

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  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  5. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  6. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9.).

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  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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

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  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (June 30).

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  14. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

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  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 17.)

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  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).

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

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  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. Read second time and amended.

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  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 8).

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  24. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.

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

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

  28. Read first time. To print.

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