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CA AB 1104

enacted

Net energy metering: construction of renewable electrical generation facilities: public works project requirements.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1104 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1104 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-11. Latest recorded action (2025-10-11): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 632, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1104 about?

(1) Existing law requires each electrical utility or other entity that offers electrical service, except as specified, to develop a standard contract or tariff that provides for net energy metering (NEM) , that, among other things, compensates each eligible customer-generator, as defined, for the electricity it generated, as provided. Existing law requires each electrical utility to make the contract or tariff, commonly known as NEM 1.0, available to eligible customer-generators, upon request, as specified. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop an additional standard contract or tariff, and requires each large electrical corporation to offer that standard contract or tariff, commonly known as NEM 2.0, to its eligible customer-generators, as provided. Existing law authorizes the commission to revise the standard contract or tariff, as specified. Pursuant to its authority, the commission adopted Decision 22-12-056 (December 19, 2022) , commonly known as the net billing tariff, which creates a successor tariff to NEM 1.0 and NEM 2.0 and includes specified elements. Existing law requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, determined by the Director of Industrial Relations, be paid to workers employed on public works projects. Existing law defines "public works" for purposes of requirements regarding the payment of prevailing wages to include construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for using public funds, except as specified. Existing law requires the awarding body, as defined, of a contract for public work to do specified things, including to withhold and retain all amounts required to satisfy any civil wage and penalty assessments issued by the Labor Commissioner from payments made to the contractor, as specified. Existing law requires an awarding body to provide notice, containing certain information, to the Department of Industrial Relations of any public works contract subject to the public works requirements, within 30 days of the award, as provided. Existing law constitutes, beginning December 31, 2023, the construction of any renewable electrical generation facility and any associated battery storage that receives service pursuant to NEM 1.0, NEM 2.0, or the net billing tariff, except as specified, as a public works project. This bill would specify that an entity that engaged a contractor for construction of a renewable electrical generation facility and associated battery storage, as described above, is not an awarding body and that certain public works project requirements do not apply to that entity. The bill would also specify that the contractor who enters into a contract with that entity for those construction services is the awarding body only for purposes of the above-described requirement to provide notice to the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law provides for various enforcement mechanisms related to ensuring a contractor pays each construction worker the prevailing rate of per diem wages, and provides that enforcement of a willful violation of any of these mechanisms against a contractor for the construction of a renewable electrical generation facility disqualifies that facility from being eligible to receive service pursuant to NEM 1.0, NEM 2.0, or the net billing tariff. This bill instead would specify that a renewable electrical generation facility remains eligible to receive service pursuant to NEM 1.0, NEM 2.0, or the net billing tariff despite enforcement of a willful violation against a contractor for the construction of the facility, as described above, if restitution has been made to the affected workers and all associated penalties and fines have been paid. (2) 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 of this bill would be a part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements 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.

Who sponsors CA AB 1104?

Pellerin is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1104.

Description

(1) Existing law requires each electrical utility or other entity that offers electrical service, except as specified, to develop a standard contract or tariff that provides for net energy metering (NEM) , that, among other things, compensates each eligible customer-generator, as defined, for the electricity it generated, as provided. Existing law requires each electrical utility to make the contract or tariff, commonly known as NEM 1.0, available to eligible customer-generators, upon request, as specified. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop an additional standard contract or tariff, and requires each large electrical corporation to offer that standard contract or tariff, commonly known as NEM 2.0, to its eligible customer-generators, as provided. Existing law authorizes the commission to revise the standard contract or tariff, as specified. Pursuant to its authority, the commission adopted Decision 22-12-056 (December 19, 2022) , commonly known as the net billing tariff, which creates a successor tariff to NEM 1.0 and NEM 2.0 and includes specified elements. Existing law requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, determined by the Director of Industrial Relations, be paid to workers employed on public works projects. Existing law defines "public works" for purposes of requirements regarding the payment of prevailing wages to include construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for using public funds, except as specified. Existing law requires the awarding body, as defined, of a contract for public work to do specified things, including to withhold and retain all amounts required to satisfy any civil wage and penalty assessments issued by the Labor Commissioner from payments made to the contractor, as specified. Existing law requires an awarding body to provide notice, containing certain information, to the Department of Industrial Relations of any public works contract subject to the public works requirements, within 30 days of the award, as provided. Existing law constitutes, beginning December 31, 2023, the construction of any renewable electrical generation facility and any associated battery storage that receives service pursuant to NEM 1.0, NEM 2.0, or the net billing tariff, except as specified, as a public works project. This bill would specify that an entity that engaged a contractor for construction of a renewable electrical generation facility and associated battery storage, as described above, is not an awarding body and that certain public works project requirements do not apply to that entity. The bill would also specify that the contractor who enters into a contract with that entity for those construction services is the awarding body only for purposes of the above-described requirement to provide notice to the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law provides for various enforcement mechanisms related to ensuring a contractor pays each construction worker the prevailing rate of per diem wages, and provides that enforcement of a willful violation of any of these mechanisms against a contractor for the construction of a renewable electrical generation facility disqualifies that facility from being eligible to receive service pursuant to NEM 1.0, NEM 2.0, or the net billing tariff. This bill instead would specify that a renewable electrical generation facility remains eligible to receive service pursuant to NEM 1.0, NEM 2.0, or the net billing tariff despite enforcement of a willful violation against a contractor for the construction of the facility, as described above, if restitution has been made to the affected workers and all associated penalties and fines have been paid. (2) 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 of this bill would be a part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements 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.

Introduced
2025-03-25
Latest action
2025-10-11 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 632, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pellerinauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  3. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and L. & E.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-25

    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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  5. 2025-03-26

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

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  6. 2025-03-28

    Re-referred to Coms. on L. & E. and U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  7. 2025-04-21

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

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  8. 2025-04-22

    Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

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  9. 2025-04-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  10. 2025-04-30

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  11. 2025-05-01

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 30).

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  12. 2025-05-05

    Read second time and amended.

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  13. 2025-05-06

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2025-05-14

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. 2025-05-21

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 21).

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  16. 2025-05-22

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  17. 2025-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1740.)

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  18. 2025-05-28

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

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  19. 2025-06-04

    Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and E., U & C.

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  20. 2025-06-11

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  21. 2025-07-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. 2025-08-19

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  23. 2025-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  24. 2025-08-25

    From Consent Calendar.

  25. 2025-08-25

    Ordered to third reading.

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  26. 2025-09-05

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  27. 2025-09-08

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  28. 2025-09-09

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2676.).

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  29. 2025-09-09

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  30. 2025-09-10

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3231.).

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  31. 2025-09-22

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

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  32. 2025-10-11

    Approved by the Governor.

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  33. 2025-10-11

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 632, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 03/25/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-25Compare
  • 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-21Compare
  • 05/05/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-05Compare
  • 09/05/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-05Compare
  • 09/12/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-12Compare
  • 10/11/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-11Compare
  • AB1104Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]

    2025-04-23 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Flora: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Lee: other

  • Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-04-30 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Patterson: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-05-21 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Hart: yes

  • AB 1104 Pellerin Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-05-27 · pass · 76-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: other
    • Nguyen: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]

    2025-06-11 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Laird: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Durazo: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Allen: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading AB1104 Pellerin By Becker

    2025-09-09 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes

  • AB 1104 Pellerin Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-11 · pass · 79-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Tangipa: other

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