Bill Commons

CA AB 2589

enacted

Public utilities: rates: changes to federal law.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2589 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2589 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 625, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2589 about?

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities. 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 the commission to evaluate the full effect of the enactment of federal House Resolution 1 (Public Law 115-97) on the expenses and tax liabilities incurred by certain public utilities for the payment of federal taxes, and, if the commission determines that the projected expenses and tax liabilities for federal taxes that the commission has authorized in the rates for a public utility are materially affected by its enactment, to adjust the rates of the public utility to reflect the changes in projected expenses and tax liabilities in light of the changes in federal law. This bill would require the commission to evaluate the full effect of all federal legislation that becomes law, including the recent federal House Resolution 1 (Public Law 119-21) , on the expenses and tax liabilities incurred by those public utilities for the payment of federal taxes and, if the commission determines that the projected expenses and tax liabilities for federal taxes that the commission has authorized in the rates for a public utility are materially affected by the enactment, to adjust the rates of the public utility to reflect the changes in projected expenses and tax liabilities in light of the changes in federal law, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 2589?

Irwin is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2589, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities. 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 the commission to evaluate the full effect of the enactment of federal House Resolution 1 (Public Law 115-97) on the expenses and tax liabilities incurred by certain public utilities for the payment of federal taxes, and, if the commission determines that the projected expenses and tax liabilities for federal taxes that the commission has authorized in the rates for a public utility are materially affected by its enactment, to adjust the rates of the public utility to reflect the changes in projected expenses and tax liabilities in light of the changes in federal law. This bill would require the commission to evaluate the full effect of all federal legislation that becomes law, including the recent federal House Resolution 1 (Public Law 119-21) , on the expenses and tax liabilities incurred by those public utilities for the payment of federal taxes and, if the commission determines that the projected expenses and tax liabilities for federal taxes that the commission has authorized in the rates for a public utility are materially affected by the enactment, to adjust the rates of the public utility to reflect the changes in projected expenses and tax liabilities in light of the changes in federal law, as specified.

Introduced
2026-06-25
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 625, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Irwinauthor
  • Harabedianprincipal coauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 625, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-03

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

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

  5. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6588.).

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  6. 2026-08-25

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  9. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-06-29

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

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  12. 2026-06-25

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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  13. 2026-06-10

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

    referral-committee

  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 76. Noes 0.)

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  16. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5334.)

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  17. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2026-05-14

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

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  19. 2026-05-06

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

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-04-09

    Coauthors revised.

  21. 2026-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  24. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 06/29/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-29Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • AB2589Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 18-0

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

  • 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 2589 Irwin Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-26 · pass · 76-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Macedo: 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
    • Flora: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lackey: 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
    • Dixon: 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
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Zbur: other
    • Pacheco: other

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

    2026-06-24 · pass · 17-0

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

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