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CA AB 2458

enacted

Energy: appliance standards and cost-effective measures.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2458 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2458 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-31): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 171, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2458 about?

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to prescribe, by regulation, standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency, and authorizes the Energy Commission to prescribe other cost-effective measures, to promote the use of energy- and water-efficient appliances whose use requires a significant amount of energy or water. Existing law prohibits the sale, and the offering for sale, of new appliances unless their manufacturers certify that they comply with the standards in effect at the time the appliances are manufactured. Existing law defines "sold or offered for sale in the state" to mean any sale of or offer to sell an appliance for end use in the state, regardless of the seller's physical location. This bill would expand the above-described provisions to also include the rental, importation, distribution, or lease of, or an offer for the rental, importation, distribution, or lease of, those appliances, as provided.

Who sponsors CA AB 2458?

Bennett is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2458.

Description

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to prescribe, by regulation, standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency, and authorizes the Energy Commission to prescribe other cost-effective measures, to promote the use of energy- and water-efficient appliances whose use requires a significant amount of energy or water. Existing law prohibits the sale, and the offering for sale, of new appliances unless their manufacturers certify that they comply with the standards in effect at the time the appliances are manufactured. Existing law defines "sold or offered for sale in the state" to mean any sale of or offer to sell an appliance for end use in the state, regardless of the seller's physical location. This bill would expand the above-described provisions to also include the rental, importation, distribution, or lease of, or an offer for the rental, importation, distribution, or lease of, those appliances, as provided.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-08-31 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 171, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bennettauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-31

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 171, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-08-31

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-25

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-19

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-19

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

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5544.).

  7. 2026-06-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  8. 2026-06-22

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  9. 2026-06-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2026-05-20

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

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-05-07

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

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  12. 2026-05-07

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4967.)

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  13. 2026-04-30

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  14. 2026-04-29

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).

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  15. 2026-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  17. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  18. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 17-0

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Muratsuchi: other
  • AB 2458 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-05-07 · pass · 66-0

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

    2026-06-08 · pass · 16-0

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

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