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California 20252026

AB 2700

Public Utilities Commission: electrical corporations: wildfire victim restitution shortfalls: report: restitution mechanisms.

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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
PublicUtilitiesCommission, electricalcorporations, report, restitutionmechanisms, wildfirevictimrestitutionshortfalls
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Electricity: rate reduction: report.
  • Electrical corporations: wildfire victim restitution shortfalls: report.
  • Public utilities: rates.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the Wildfire Fund Administrator, in consultation with the commission and other entities, to prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report that evaluates and sets forth recommendations on new models or approaches that mitigate damage, accelerate recovery, and responsibly and equitably allocate the burdens from natural catastrophes, including catastrophic wildfires, across stakeholders, as provided. This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2028, to generate a report assessing the verified restitution shortfalls for victims of wildfires caused by electrical corporations occurring before July 12, 2019, and to recommend restitution mechanisms for electrical corporations to address restitution shortfalls, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in developing the restitution mechanisms, to ensure, among other things, that the verified restitution shortfalls are consistently and fairly paid to ensure full compensation is issued in a timely manner.

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Actions

  1. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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  2. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  3. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30).

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  4. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

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

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

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

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  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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  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 76. Noes 0. Page 5539.)

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  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  21. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)

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

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  23. 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.

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  24. Coauthors revised.

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

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  26. 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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  27. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  28. 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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  29. Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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

  31. Read first time. To print.

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