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CA AB 2464

in committee

Energy: firm zero-carbon resources.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2464 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 2464 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): Referred to Com. on E., U & C.

What is CA AB 2464 about?

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , the Independent System Operator, and the State Air Resources Board, on or before December 31, 2023, to submit to the Legislature an assessment of the firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in the state and will achieve the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of all retail sales of electricity to the state's end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045, as specified. This bill would require the Energy Commission, working with the PUC, to prepare and submit to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2028, a statewide assessment of the role and necessity of firm zero-carbon resources in meeting the state's clean energy and reliability objectives, potential technologies and strategies for integrating firm zero-carbon resources into the state's energy mix, recommendations on procurement, policy, and planning actions to deploy and support firm zero-carbon resources, and current and projected renewable and firm zero-carbon generation capacity, reliability requirements under varying system conditions, and the cost and emission implications of firm zero-carbon resources.

Who sponsors CA AB 2464?

Wicks is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2464.

Description

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , the Independent System Operator, and the State Air Resources Board, on or before December 31, 2023, to submit to the Legislature an assessment of the firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in the state and will achieve the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of all retail sales of electricity to the state's end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045, as specified. This bill would require the Energy Commission, working with the PUC, to prepare and submit to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2028, a statewide assessment of the role and necessity of firm zero-carbon resources in meeting the state's clean energy and reliability objectives, potential technologies and strategies for integrating firm zero-carbon resources into the state's energy mix, recommendations on procurement, policy, and planning actions to deploy and support firm zero-carbon resources, and current and projected renewable and firm zero-carbon generation capacity, reliability requirements under varying system conditions, and the cost and emission implications of firm zero-carbon resources.

Introduced
2026-03-26
Latest action
2026-06-10 — Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wicksauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-10

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

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  2. 2026-06-01

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

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  3. 2026-05-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5529.)

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  4. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  5. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  6. 2026-05-06

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

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  7. 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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  8. 2026-04-06

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

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  9. 2026-03-26

    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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  10. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  11. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  12. 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.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
  • AB 2464 Wicks Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-28 · pass · 78-0

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

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