CA AB 1173
deadPublic Utilities Commission: organization.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1173 pass?
No. CA AB 1173 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
What is CA AB 1173 about?
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, as defined. Existing law establishes within the commission an ethics officer within the legal division of the commission who is designated by the general counsel of the commission. Existing law requires the ethics officer to institute a program of enhanced ethics training for all commissioners and employees of the commission and to provide confidential advice to commissioners and employees of the commission relative to the commission's Conflict of Interest Code, Statement of Incompatible Activities, and limitations on ex parte communications. This bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish an online portal or email address to report ethics concerns to the commission. This bill would prohibit a staff member who is employed by the commission from working on a proceeding at the commission for which the staff member, before their employment by the commission, was listed on a formal filing for the proceeding or sponsored testimony within the proceeding.
Who sponsors CA AB 1173?
Patterson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1173.
Description
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, as defined. Existing law establishes within the commission an ethics officer within the legal division of the commission who is designated by the general counsel of the commission. Existing law requires the ethics officer to institute a program of enhanced ethics training for all commissioners and employees of the commission and to provide confidential advice to commissioners and employees of the commission relative to the commission's Conflict of Interest Code, Statement of Incompatible Activities, and limitations on ex parte communications. This bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish an online portal or email address to report ethics concerns to the commission. This bill would prohibit a staff member who is employed by the commission from working on a proceeding at the commission for which the staff member, before their employment by the commission, was listed on a formal filing for the proceeding or sponsored testimony within the proceeding.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-21
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Pattersonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-02
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
committee-passage,failure
2026-01-31
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
failure
2025-05-23
In committee: Held under submission.
2025-05-14
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-05-06
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2025-05-05
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-05-01
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 30).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-03-26
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2025-03-25
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-24
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2025-02-24
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-02-22
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21
Introduced. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-30 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Harabedian: 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
- Patterson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Mark González: yes
Related bills
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