CA SB 1138

in committee

Load-serving entities: resource adequacy requirements.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1138 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 1138 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 1138 about?

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission, in consultation with the Independent System Operator, to establish resource adequacy requirements for all load-serving entities, as provided. Existing law defines load-serving entity, for that purpose, as an electrical corporation, electric service provider, or community choice aggregator. Existing law requires each load-serving entity to be subject to the same requirements for resource adequacy, the renewables portfolio standard program, and the integrated resource planning process that apply to electrical corporations, as provided. This bill would require the commission to authorize a load-serving entity to elect to demonstrate compliance with resource adequacy requirements by selling to, or otherwise making transactions with, another load-serving entity, and would require those transactions to not represent more than 25% of a load-serving entity's compliance obligations and be of a short-term duration. The bill would require the commission to authorize those transactions to be denominated in the same unit of time used to denominate resource adequacy compliance requirements. The bill would authorize the commission to suspend or adjust that authority of a load-serving entity to sell to, or otherwise make transactions with, another load-serving entity, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the above provisions would be a part of the act, and because a violation of a commission action implementing the above prohibition would be a crime, 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 a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA SB 1138?

Padilla is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1138, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-18
Latest action: 2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-08-13
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-15
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-11
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10).
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2026-05-26
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
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2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4347.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4266.) (May 14).
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-27
April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-16
April 20 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-14
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-09
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3756.) (April 7).
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2026-03-25
Set for hearing April 7.
2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
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2026-02-19
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions

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Votes

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-07 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Wahab: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Allen: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Stern: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Becker: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Strickland: other
- Grove: other
- Dahle: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-27 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Richardson: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
- Seyarto: other
3rd Reading SB1138 Padilla et al.
2026-05-19 · pass · 31-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: other
- Grove: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
- Jones: other
- Choi: other
- Valladares: other
- Seyarto: other
- Niello: other
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-10 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Boerner: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Chen: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Davies: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ta: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Papan: yes
- Harabedian: yes

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