Bill Commons

CA AB 2543

vetoed

Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2543 pass?

No. CA AB 2543 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 2543 about?

Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, generally prescribes duties with regard to various types of emergencies and disasters, including requiring the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state. Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to include in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan an evaluation of risks from specified causes of a long-term electrical outage and, based on that analysis, requires the plan to identify cost-effective and feasible measures to lessen risks from those hazards, including, hardening the critical infrastructure of electrical utilities. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2028, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, to submit an assessment to the relevant policy committees of the Senate and Assembly that (1) identifies and evaluates emergency types during which Californians' access to fuel and transportation resources may be limited in a manner that would impact public health and safety, (2) identifies fuel and transportation resources that are important to maintain during each emergency type based on specified factors, and (3) provides recommendations for actions the state should take in the event of an emergency to ensure that fuel and transportation resources necessary for public health and safety are available during the emergency, as provided.

Who sponsors CA AB 2543?

Ransom is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2543, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, generally prescribes duties with regard to various types of emergencies and disasters, including requiring the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state. Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to include in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan an evaluation of risks from specified causes of a long-term electrical outage and, based on that analysis, requires the plan to identify cost-effective and feasible measures to lessen risks from those hazards, including, hardening the critical infrastructure of electrical utilities. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2028, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, to submit an assessment to the relevant policy committees of the Senate and Assembly that (1) identifies and evaluates emergency types during which Californians' access to fuel and transportation resources may be limited in a manner that would impact public health and safety, (2) identifies fuel and transportation resources that are important to maintain during each emergency type based on specified factors, and (3) provides recommendations for actions the state should take in the event of an emergency to ensure that fuel and transportation resources necessary for public health and safety are available during the emergency, as provided.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ransomauthor
  • Sterncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-27

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-08-31

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

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  3. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.).

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  4. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6488.).

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  5. 2026-08-24

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 2.).

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  7. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 13).

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  8. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  10. 2026-07-02

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

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  11. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  12. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  13. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Coms. on E.M. and E., U & C.

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  14. 2026-05-27

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

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  15. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1.)

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  16. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 5385.)

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  17. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2026-05-18

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  20. 2026-05-06

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

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  21. 2026-04-28

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. 2026-04-27

    Read second time and amended.

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  23. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 22).

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  24. 2026-04-16

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

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  25. 2026-04-15

    Read second time and amended.

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  26. 2026-04-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 13).

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  27. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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  28. 2026-03-19

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

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  29. 2026-03-19

    Referred to Coms. on E.M and U. & E.

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  30. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  31. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 04/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-15Compare
  • 04/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-27Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
  • AB2543Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-13 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Bains: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • DeMaio: other

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

    2026-04-22 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • 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
    • Schultz: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes

  • Do pass as amended.

    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 2543 Ransom Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 72-1

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

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

    2026-06-23 · pass · 6-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: other
    • Stern: other

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

    2026-06-30 · pass · 15-0

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

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