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CA AB 1787

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Electrical corporations: rates: smart meter infrastructure: dynamic rate option.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1787 pass?

The current status of CA AB 1787 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 1787 about?

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires each electrical corporation to identify a separate rate component to fund certain programs that enhance system reliability and provide in-state benefits. Existing law requires that the rate component be a nonbypassable element of the local distribution service. This bill would require the commission to require a large electrical corporation, if the commission approves the large electrical corporation's request to upgrade its smart meter infrastructure relative to infrastructure in place on January 1, 2026, to offer eligible customer segments at least one dynamic rate option no later than 18 months after the upgraded smart meter infrastructure is anticipated to be placed into service, as specified. The bill would require the commission to ensure, in reviewing a request of a large electrical corporation to recover costs associated with upgrading its smart meter infrastructure, that specified conditions are met. The bill would also require the commission to ensure, among other things, the large electrical corporation makes the same time-varying distribution rates available to both bundled customers and unbundled customers located in the same geographic area, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an 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 1787?

Schultz is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1787, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires each electrical corporation to identify a separate rate component to fund certain programs that enhance system reliability and provide in-state benefits. Existing law requires that the rate component be a nonbypassable element of the local distribution service. This bill would require the commission to require a large electrical corporation, if the commission approves the large electrical corporation's request to upgrade its smart meter infrastructure relative to infrastructure in place on January 1, 2026, to offer eligible customer segments at least one dynamic rate option no later than 18 months after the upgraded smart meter infrastructure is anticipated to be placed into service, as specified. The bill would require the commission to ensure, in reviewing a request of a large electrical corporation to recover costs associated with upgrading its smart meter infrastructure, that specified conditions are met. The bill would also require the commission to ensure, among other things, the large electrical corporation makes the same time-varying distribution rates available to both bundled customers and unbundled customers located in the same geographic area, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an 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
2026-03-02
Latest action
2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Schultzauthor
  • Irwincoauthor
  • Petrie-Norriscoauthor
  • Rogerscoauthor
  • Sterncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2026-07-02

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

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  4. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (June 30).

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  5. 2026-06-22

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  6. 2026-06-16

    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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  7. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  8. 2026-05-27

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

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  9. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 6.)

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  10. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 6. Page 5298.)

  11. 2026-05-19

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5152.)

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  12. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  14. 2026-04-15

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

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  15. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-03-19

    Read second time and amended.

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  17. 2026-03-18

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 18).

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  18. 2026-03-03

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

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  19. 2026-03-02

    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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  20. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  21. 2026-02-11

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  22. 2026-02-10

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/10/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-10Compare
  • 03/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-02Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 05/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-19Compare
  • 06/16/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-16Compare
  • 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
  • AB1787Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-18 · pass · 13-0

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

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: other
    • Ta: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Hoover: other

  • AB 1787 Schultz Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-26 · pass · 57-6

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Valencia: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Flora: other
    • Hadwick: other
    • Bains: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Hoover: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Chen: other
    • Gallagher: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Davies: other
    • Soria: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Wallis: other
    • Ta: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-30 · pass · 12-4

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Grove: no
    • Hurtado: other

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