CA AB 2618
enactedPublic Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2618 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2618 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 630, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2618 about?
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities, and provides for the composition and appointment of the commission. Existing law prohibits an executive of a public utility from serving as a commissioner within 2 years after leaving the employment of the public utility. This bill would prohibit a commissioner of the commission from being employed by an entity subject to regulation by the commission for a period of 2 years after the end of the commissioner's term of office. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of the bill would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors CA AB 2618?
Connolly is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2618.
Description
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities, and provides for the composition and appointment of the commission. Existing law prohibits an executive of a public utility from serving as a commissioner within 2 years after leaving the employment of the public utility. This bill would prohibit a commissioner of the commission from being employed by an entity subject to regulation by the commission for a period of 2 years after the end of the commissioner's term of office. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of the bill would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 630, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Connollyauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 630, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-25
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-19
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5545.).
2026-06-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-29
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
referral-committee
2026-05-21
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-21
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 5230.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-13
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-14
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-13
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-09
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 8).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended, 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.
2026-05-13 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
AB 2618 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-21 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ta: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Soria: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Papan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Bains: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ward: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hart: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Flora: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Ramos: other
- Wilson: other
- Wicks: other
- Garcia: other
- Lackey: other
- Arambula: other
- Schultz: other
- Hoover: other
- Gabriel: other
- Chen: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-16 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Archuleta: yes
- Allen: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grove: yes
- Stern: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Becker: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Niello: yes
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