Bill Commons

CA AB 72

in committee

Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone: County of Riverside.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 72 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 72 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 72 about?

Existing law, the California Clean Energy Jobs Act, expresses a goal of creating good-paying energy efficiency and clean energy jobs in California. Existing law establishes in state government the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, under the supervision of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, which consists of the Office of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development and the California Workforce Development Board, among others. Existing law creates the position of Deputy Secretary for Climate within the agency, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of assisting in the oversight of California's workforce transition to a sustainable and equitable carbon neutral economy. This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, establish an Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone (EVEOZ) for the County of Riverside, administered by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, for the purpose of creating programs to make electric vehicle manufacturing jobs and education more accessible to lower income communities. The bill would require the agency to collaborate with the County of Riverside in determining the geographical boundaries of the EVEOZ. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize the agency to partner with educational institutions, electric vehicle manufacturing businesses, and local and national financial intuitions to develop EVEOZ education, training, and investment programs, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Riverside. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 72?

Jackson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 72.

Description

Existing law, the California Clean Energy Jobs Act, expresses a goal of creating good-paying energy efficiency and clean energy jobs in California. Existing law establishes in state government the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, under the supervision of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, which consists of the Office of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development and the California Workforce Development Board, among others. Existing law creates the position of Deputy Secretary for Climate within the agency, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of assisting in the oversight of California's workforce transition to a sustainable and equitable carbon neutral economy. This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, establish an Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone (EVEOZ) for the County of Riverside, administered by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, for the purpose of creating programs to make electric vehicle manufacturing jobs and education more accessible to lower income communities. The bill would require the agency to collaborate with the County of Riverside in determining the geographical boundaries of the EVEOZ. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize the agency to partner with educational institutions, electric vehicle manufacturing businesses, and local and national financial intuitions to develop EVEOZ education, training, and investment programs, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Riverside. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2024-12-12
Latest action
2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jacksonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2026-06-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  5. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and L., P.E. & R.

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  6. 2026-01-27

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

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  7. 2026-01-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 3828.)

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  8. 2026-01-22

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).

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  9. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)

  10. 2026-01-22

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-01-22

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

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  12. 2026-01-13

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-01-05

    Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  14. 2026-01-05

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

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  15. 2026-01-05

    Re-referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  16. 2025-03-20

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  18. 2025-01-06

    Read first time.

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  19. 2024-12-13

    From printer. May be heard in committee January 12.

  20. 2024-12-12

    Introduced. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-01-13 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Bonta: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-01-22 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Hoover: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Dixon: yes

  • AB 72 Jackson Assembly Third Reading

    2026-01-26 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Dixon: 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
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Hadwick: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Papan: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Ta: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]

    2026-06-08 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Umberg: other
    • Niello: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-17 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Strickland: no

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