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California 20252026

SB 1196

Small energization projects: electrical service connections.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Smallenergizationprojects, electricalserviceconnections
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Accessory dwelling units.
  • Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units: electrical service connections.
  • Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units: utility service connections.

Source-supplied abstracts

The Powering Up Californians Act requires the Public Utilities Commission to determine the criteria for timely service for electrical customers to be energized, including, among other things, categories of timely electric service through energization, as specified. The act requires the commission to establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods to ensure that work is completed in a manner that minimizes delay in meeting the date requested by an electrical customer to the greatest extent possible. This bill would require the commission, by September 30, 2027, in a new or existing proceeding, to establish timelines for electrical corporations to respond to and process requests to energize small energization projects, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in establishing the timelines for energization, to require electrical corporations to comply with certain requirements. Under existing law, a violation of an 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 bill's requirements 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 684, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

    executive-receipt

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 5516.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 8. Page 6212.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (August 5).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

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

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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

  11. June 10 hearing postponed by committee.

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

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  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 4347.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4268.) (May 14).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  17. Set for hearing May 14.

  18. May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  19. Set for hearing May 4.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  21. Withdrawn from committee.

    withdrawal

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 14. Noes 2. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  24. Set for hearing April 13.

  25. Re-referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and L. GOV.

    referral-committee

  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  27. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  29. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction, reading-1, referral-committee

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