CA SB 1011

introduced

Energy: Utility Infrastructure AI Safety, Oversight, and Workforce Protection Act.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law requires every public utility to furnish and maintain adequate, efficient, just, and reasonable service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities, as are necessary to promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its customers, its employees, and the public. This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2028, to adopt standards for an electrical or gas corporation's use of artificial intelligence models, as provided. The bill would require the commission to direct an electrical or gas corporation to file a plan that demonstrates the corporation's compliance with those standards. The bill would authorize the commission to prohibit an electrical or gas corporation's use of an artificial intelligence model if the commission finds that deployment of the artificial intelligence model would negatively impact the provision of safe, affordable, and reliable electrical or gas service. The bill would require each community choice aggregator and local publicly owned electric utility to adopt a policy regarding its use of an artificial intelligence model that is consistent with the standards. Under existing law, a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because a violation of a commission action implementing those requirements would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Additionally, by imposing new duties on local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 specified reasons.

Introduced: 2026-02-10
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-05-28 — Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator McNerney.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-02-10
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2026-02-11
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
2026-02-18
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and P., D.T., & C.P.
referral-committee
2026-04-02
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 20 in P., D.T., & C.P. pending receipt.
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 13. Noes 3. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
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2026-04-21
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3957.) (April 20).
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2026-04-22
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-18
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4261.) (May 14).
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-28
Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator McNerney.

Versions

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04/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-22Compare
05/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-18Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
2026-04-13 · pass · 13-3
Member-level votes (17)
- Arreguín: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Stern: yes
- Becker: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Strickland: no
- Grove: no
- Dahle: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-20 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Jones: no
- Seyarto: no
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no

Related bills

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