CA AB 2700
enactedPublic Utilities Commission: electrical corporations: wildfire victim restitution shortfalls: report: restitution mechanisms.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2700 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2700 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 959, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2700 about?
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the Wildfire Fund Administrator, in consultation with the commission and other entities, to prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report that evaluates and sets forth recommendations on new models or approaches that mitigate damage, accelerate recovery, and responsibly and equitably allocate the burdens from natural catastrophes, including catastrophic wildfires, across stakeholders, as provided. This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2028, to generate a report assessing the verified restitution shortfalls for victims of wildfires caused by electrical corporations occurring before July 12, 2019, and to recommend restitution mechanisms for electrical corporations to address restitution shortfalls, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in developing the restitution mechanisms, to ensure, among other things, that the verified restitution shortfalls are consistently and fairly paid to ensure full compensation is issued in a timely manner.
Who sponsors CA AB 2700?
Patterson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2700, joined by 7 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the Wildfire Fund Administrator, in consultation with the commission and other entities, to prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report that evaluates and sets forth recommendations on new models or approaches that mitigate damage, accelerate recovery, and responsibly and equitably allocate the burdens from natural catastrophes, including catastrophic wildfires, across stakeholders, as provided. This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2028, to generate a report assessing the verified restitution shortfalls for victims of wildfires caused by electrical corporations occurring before July 12, 2019, and to recommend restitution mechanisms for electrical corporations to address restitution shortfalls, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in developing the restitution mechanisms, to ensure, among other things, that the verified restitution shortfalls are consistently and fairly paid to ensure full compensation is issued in a timely manner.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-10
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 959, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Pattersonauthor
- Hadwickcoauthor
- Alaniscoauthor
- Boernercoauthor
- Lackeycoauthor
- Rogerscoauthor
- Sanchezcoauthor
- Ochoa Boghcoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 959, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-15
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-31
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-31
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30).
committee-passage
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-31
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6985.)
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6987.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
referral-committee
2026-08-24
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-24
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-08-10
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-08-03
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-29
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
referral-committee
2026-06-01
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5539.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-05-14
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
2026-05-13
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
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.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-09
Coauthors revised.
2026-03-24
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-03-23
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
2026-03-11
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-03-10
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
2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
Versions
- 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
- 03/10/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-10Compare
- 03/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-23Compare
- 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
- 06/24/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-24Compare
- 08/03/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-03Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
- 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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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 as amended.
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 2700 Gallagher Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 76-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Tangipa: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Soria: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Flora: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Haney: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Bains: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Davies: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ta: yes
- Addis: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ward: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Patel: yes
- Fong: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Chen: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Jackson: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Lee: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Dahle: yes
- 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
- Archuleta: other
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