Bill Commons

CA AB 443

in committee

Energy Commission: integrated energy policy report: curtailed solar and wind generation: hydrogen production.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 443 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 443 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 443 about?

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, beginning November 1, 2003, and biennially thereafter, to adopt an integrated energy policy report that contains an overview of major energy trends and issues facing the state, presents policy recommendations based on an in-depth and integrated analysis of the most current and pressing energy issues facing the state, and includes an assessment and forecast of system reliability and the need for resource additions, efficiency, and conservation, as specified. Existing law also requires the commission, beginning November 1, 2004, and biennially thereafter, to prepare an energy policy review to update analyses from the integrated energy policy report or to raise energy issues that have emerged since the release of the integrated energy policy report, as specified. This bill would require the commission, as part of the 2027 edition of the integrated energy policy report, to include an assessment of the potential for using curtailed solar and wind generation to produce hydrogen, as provided. The bill would define curtailed solar and wind generation for this purpose and require the assessment to do specified things, including to provide an estimate of how much hydrogen could feasibly and reliably be produced using energy from curtailed solar and wind generation. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2029.

Who sponsors CA AB 443?

Bennett is the primary sponsor of CA AB 443.

Description

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, beginning November 1, 2003, and biennially thereafter, to adopt an integrated energy policy report that contains an overview of major energy trends and issues facing the state, presents policy recommendations based on an in-depth and integrated analysis of the most current and pressing energy issues facing the state, and includes an assessment and forecast of system reliability and the need for resource additions, efficiency, and conservation, as specified. Existing law also requires the commission, beginning November 1, 2004, and biennially thereafter, to prepare an energy policy review to update analyses from the integrated energy policy report or to raise energy issues that have emerged since the release of the integrated energy policy report, as specified. This bill would require the commission, as part of the 2027 edition of the integrated energy policy report, to include an assessment of the potential for using curtailed solar and wind generation to produce hydrogen, as provided. The bill would define curtailed solar and wind generation for this purpose and require the assessment to do specified things, including to provide an estimate of how much hydrogen could feasibly and reliably be produced using energy from curtailed solar and wind generation. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2029.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-08-29 — In committee: Held under submission.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bennettauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-29

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2025-07-14

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  3. 2025-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2025-06-11

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

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  5. 2025-06-03

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

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  6. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1829.)

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  7. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  9. 2025-05-14

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

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  10. 2025-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. 2025-04-03

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  12. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.

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  13. 2025-02-07

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

  14. 2025-02-06

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-04-02 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Davies: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Hart: yes
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-04-21 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Schultz: 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 443 Bennett Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-02 · pass · 79-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Rivas: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bains: yes
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-01 · pass · 17-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Rubio: yes
  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-07-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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