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CA AB 39

enacted

General plans: Local Electrification Planning Act.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 39 pass?

Yes. CA AB 39 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-06. Latest recorded action (2025-10-06): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 356, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 39 about?

Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a city or county to adopt a comprehensive general plan for the city's or county's physical development that includes various elements, including, among others, a land use element that designates the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of the land in specified categories, and a circulation element that identifies the location and extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares, transportation routes, terminals, any military airports and ports, and other local public utilities and facilities, as specified. This bill, the Local Electrification Planning Act, would require each city, county, or city and county, on or after January 1, 2027, but no later than January 1, 2030, to prepare and adopt a specified plan, or integrate a plan in the next adoption or revision of the general plan, that includes locally based goals, objectives, policies, and feasible implementation measures that include, among other things, the identification of opportunities to expand electric vehicle charging and other zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure, as specified, and includes policies and implementation measures that address the needs of disadvantaged communities, low-income households, and small businesses for equitable and prioritized investments in zero-emission technologies that directly benefit these groups. For these purposes, the bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to designate a previously adopted similar plan that meets the above-described requirements, as specified. By increasing the duties of local public officials, the bill would establish a state-mandated local program. The bill would deem a plan adopted pursuant to these provisions as a regional plan for specified purposes. The bill would require that the above-described provisions only apply to a city, county, or city and county with a population greater than 75,000 residents. The bill would define terms for these purposes. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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 39?

Zbur is the primary sponsor of CA AB 39, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a city or county to adopt a comprehensive general plan for the city's or county's physical development that includes various elements, including, among others, a land use element that designates the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of the land in specified categories, and a circulation element that identifies the location and extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares, transportation routes, terminals, any military airports and ports, and other local public utilities and facilities, as specified. This bill, the Local Electrification Planning Act, would require each city, county, or city and county, on or after January 1, 2027, but no later than January 1, 2030, to prepare and adopt a specified plan, or integrate a plan in the next adoption or revision of the general plan, that includes locally based goals, objectives, policies, and feasible implementation measures that include, among other things, the identification of opportunities to expand electric vehicle charging and other zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure, as specified, and includes policies and implementation measures that address the needs of disadvantaged communities, low-income households, and small businesses for equitable and prioritized investments in zero-emission technologies that directly benefit these groups. For these purposes, the bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to designate a previously adopted similar plan that meets the above-described requirements, as specified. By increasing the duties of local public officials, the bill would establish a state-mandated local program. The bill would deem a plan adopted pursuant to these provisions as a regional plan for specified purposes. The bill would require that the above-described provisions only apply to a city, county, or city and county with a population greater than 75,000 residents. The bill would define terms for these purposes. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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
2025-02-25
Latest action
2025-10-06 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 356, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zburauthor
  • Allencoauthor
  • Sterncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-02

    Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

  2. 2024-12-03

    From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.

  3. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-25

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

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  5. 2025-02-26

    Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-04-10

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  7. 2025-04-24

    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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  8. 2025-04-28

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

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  9. 2025-05-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2025-05-21

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 21).

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  11. 2025-05-22

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2025-05-27

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1745.)

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  13. 2025-06-03

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 10. Page 2022.)

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  14. 2025-06-04

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

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  15. 2025-06-18

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and E., U & C.

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  16. 2025-07-02

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2).

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  17. 2025-07-03

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  18. 2025-07-17

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (July 15).

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  19. 2025-07-17

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

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  20. 2025-08-19

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  21. 2025-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2025-09-04

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  23. 2025-09-08

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  24. 2025-09-09

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2670.).

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  25. 2025-09-09

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  26. 2025-09-11

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 65. Noes 10. Page 3283.).

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  27. 2025-09-23

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

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  28. 2025-10-06

    Approved by the Governor.

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  29. 2025-10-06

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 356, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 12/02/24 - Introduced — 2024-12-02Compare
  • 02/25/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-02-25Compare
  • 04/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-24Compare
  • 05/27/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-27Compare
  • 07/03/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-03Compare
  • 07/17/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-17Compare
  • 09/04/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-04Compare
  • 09/15/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-15Compare
  • 10/06/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-06Compare
  • AB39Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-09 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Stefani: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes

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

    2025-04-30 · pass · 16-0

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

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-21 · pass · 12-3

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Sanchez: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Tangipa: no

  • AB 39 Zbur Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-04 · pass · 65-10

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Berman: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Sanchez: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Flora: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Castillo: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Chen: other

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

    2025-07-02 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Choi: no
    • Seyarto: no

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

    2025-07-15 · pass · 12-4

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Grove: no
    • Ashby: other

  • 3rd Reading AB39 Zbur et al. By Limón

    2025-09-09 · pass · 30-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Grove: no
    • Jones: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Choi: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no

  • AB 39 Zbur Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-11 · pass · 65-10

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

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