CA AB 44
vetoedEnergy: electrical demand forecasts.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 44 pass?
No. CA AB 44 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2026-01-22. Latest recorded action (2026-01-22): Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
What is CA AB 44 about?
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, at least every 2 years, to conduct assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices. Existing law authorizes the commission to require the submission of demand forecasts from electrical utilities, among other entities, to perform its assessments and forecasts. Existing law requires the commission to adopt an integrated energy policy report every 2 years. This bill would require the commission, on or before December 1, 2026, and in consultation with load-serving entities and resource aggregators, to define and publicize methodologies for load modification protocols by which a load-serving entity may reduce or modify its electrical demand forecast upon aggregated system operation of behind-the-meter load modifying technologies and programmatic measures deemed to reliably reduce or modify the load-serving entity's electrical demand, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 44?
Schultz is the primary sponsor of CA AB 44.
Description
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, at least every 2 years, to conduct assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices. Existing law authorizes the commission to require the submission of demand forecasts from electrical utilities, among other entities, to perform its assessments and forecasts. Existing law requires the commission to adopt an integrated energy policy report every 2 years. This bill would require the commission, on or before December 1, 2026, and in consultation with load-serving entities and resource aggregators, to define and publicize methodologies for load modification protocols by which a load-serving entity may reduce or modify its electrical demand forecast upon aggregated system operation of behind-the-meter load modifying technologies and programmatic measures deemed to reliably reduce or modify the load-serving entity's electrical demand, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-25
- Latest action
- 2026-01-22 — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Schultzauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2024-12-02
Read first time. To print.
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2024-12-03
From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
2025-03-24
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
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2025-03-25
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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2025-03-26
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
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2025-04-07
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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2025-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
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2025-04-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-14
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
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2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-29
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1776.)
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2025-05-29
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-06-11
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
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2025-06-27
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-17
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-07-17
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (July 15).
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2025-08-18
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
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2025-08-29
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-08-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
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2025-09-02
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2025-09-03
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-09
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2662.).
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2025-09-09
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-10
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3211.).
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2025-09-22
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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2025-10-01
Vetoed by Governor.
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2025-10-01
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2026-01-22
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
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Versions
- 12/02/24 - Introduced — 2024-12-02Compare
- 03/25/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-25Compare
- 04/07/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-07Compare
- 07/17/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-17Compare
- 09/02/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-02Compare
- 09/12/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-12Compare
- AB44Compare
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-23 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Chen: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Papan: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Hart: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Patterson: yes
Do pass.
2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Sanchez: other
AB 44 Schultz Assembly Third Reading
2025-05-29 · pass · 69-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Haney: yes
- Calderon: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hart: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Flora: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Addis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Patel: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Bains: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Krell: yes
- Davies: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Ta: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Alvarez: other
- Nguyen: other
- Sharp-Collins: other
- Chen: other
- Ward: other
- Bryan: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Solache: other
- Soria: other
- Tangipa: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-15 · pass · 15-1
Member-level votes (17)
- Gonzalez: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Stern: yes
- Becker: yes
- Allen: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Grove: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Limón: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Strickland: no
- Ashby: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass
2025-08-29 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
3rd Reading AB44 Schultz By McNerney
2025-09-09 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Richardson: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Jones: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Grove: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Laird: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Limón: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Niello: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Choi: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Blakespear: yes
AB 44 Schultz Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-11 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Addis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Zbur: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Soria: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Davies: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Krell: yes
- Chen: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bains: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lee: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Macedo: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ward: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Flora: other
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