Bill Commons

CA AB 1945

enacted

Municipal utility districts: prepay option: termination of service.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1945 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1945 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 278, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1945 about?

The Municipal Utility District Act establishes the formation of a municipal utility district for the provision of light, heat, water, or power within the district's jurisdiction. The act prohibits a district furnishing light, heat, water, or power from terminating residential service on account of nonpayment of a delinquent account unless the district provides a notice of delinquency and an opportunity to cure, as provided. This bill would authorize districts to offer customers the option of electronically receiving the required notice of delinquency, as specified. The bill would authorize districts furnishing service to fewer than 100,000 customers to offer residential customers a prepay option, as defined, for electrical service if certain conditions are met, including, among other things, that the district provides the customer with information on returning to standard billing and issues automated low-balance alerts to the customer before suspending the customer's electrical service, as provided. The bill would specify that the requirement to provide a notice of delinquency does not apply to customers participating in the prepay option.

Who sponsors CA AB 1945?

Hadwick is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1945, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

The Municipal Utility District Act establishes the formation of a municipal utility district for the provision of light, heat, water, or power within the district's jurisdiction. The act prohibits a district furnishing light, heat, water, or power from terminating residential service on account of nonpayment of a delinquent account unless the district provides a notice of delinquency and an opportunity to cure, as provided. This bill would authorize districts to offer customers the option of electronically receiving the required notice of delinquency, as specified. The bill would authorize districts furnishing service to fewer than 100,000 customers to offer residential customers a prepay option, as defined, for electrical service if certain conditions are met, including, among other things, that the district provides the customer with information on returning to standard billing and issues automated low-balance alerts to the customer before suspending the customer's electrical service, as provided. The bill would specify that the requirement to provide a notice of delinquency does not apply to customers participating in the prepay option.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 278, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hadwickauthor
  • Dahleprincipal coauthor
  • Gallaghercoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 278, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-08

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-28

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).

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

  5. 2026-08-28

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6779.).

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

  6. 2026-08-25

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  8. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-06-25

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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  12. 2026-05-13

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-05-05

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

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  14. 2026-05-04

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4918.)

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  15. 2026-04-27

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  16. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 22).

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  17. 2026-04-20

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

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  18. 2026-04-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  19. 2026-04-16

    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. 2026-03-17

    Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-16

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

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  22. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  23. 2026-02-14

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  24. 2026-02-13

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-13Compare
  • 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-16Compare
  • 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-16Compare
  • 06/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-25Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB1945Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-15 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ta: yes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-04-22 · pass · 18-0

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

  • AB 1945 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-05-04 · pass · 73-0

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

  • Do pass as amended

    2026-06-23 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Choi: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1945

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