CA AB 1222
deadPublic utilities: judicial review.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1222 pass?
No. CA AB 1222 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 1222 about?
Existing law authorizes a party aggrieved by a decision or order of the Public Utilities Commission to file a petition for a writ of review in the court of appeal or the Supreme Court for purposes of reviewing the decision or order within 30 days after the commission issues its decision denying the application for a rehearing, or, if the application was granted, within 30 days after the commission issues its decision on the rehearing, or at least 120 days after the application is granted if no decision on rehearing has been issued. This bill would extend the 30-day time periods to 90 days. For a petition challenging a final decision of the commission on the grounds that the final decision substantially deviated from a proposed decision of a commission administrative law judge, the bill would require the court to presume the final decision to be arbitrary and unlawful unless the commission can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the court that the deviations were necessary to comply with state or federal law. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for public utilities, including electrical and gas corporations, and requires those rates to be just and reasonable. This bill would prohibit the commission from authorizing electrical or gas corporations to recover from their ratepayers the costs associated with seeking judicial review of a commission decision by a state or federal court or requesting relief from a commission decision at a federal agency. The bill would require the electrical and gas corporation to track those costs. 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 provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing this 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 1222?
Bauer-Kahan is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1222.
Description
Existing law authorizes a party aggrieved by a decision or order of the Public Utilities Commission to file a petition for a writ of review in the court of appeal or the Supreme Court for purposes of reviewing the decision or order within 30 days after the commission issues its decision denying the application for a rehearing, or, if the application was granted, within 30 days after the commission issues its decision on the rehearing, or at least 120 days after the application is granted if no decision on rehearing has been issued. This bill would extend the 30-day time periods to 90 days. For a petition challenging a final decision of the commission on the grounds that the final decision substantially deviated from a proposed decision of a commission administrative law judge, the bill would require the court to presume the final decision to be arbitrary and unlawful unless the commission can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the court that the deviations were necessary to comply with state or federal law. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for public utilities, including electrical and gas corporations, and requires those rates to be just and reasonable. This bill would prohibit the commission from authorizing electrical or gas corporations to recover from their ratepayers the costs associated with seeking judicial review of a commission decision by a state or federal court or requesting relief from a commission decision at a federal agency. The bill would require the electrical and gas corporation to track those costs. 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 provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing this 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
- 2025-02-21
- 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
- Bauer-Kahanauthor
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
2025-04-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-04-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-04-22
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2025-04-21
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
2025-04-02
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-13
Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and JUD.
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 and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2025-04-23 · pass · 12-3
Member-level votes (18)
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Papan: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Hart: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Chen: no
- Wallis: no
- Patterson: no
- Ta: other
- Davies: other
- Calderon: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-29 · pass · 9-3
Member-level votes (12)
- Papan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Macedo: no
- Dixon: no
- Sanchez: no
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