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CA SB 1168

enacted

Data centers: rate structures.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1168 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1168 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-21): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 440, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1168 about?

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. This bill would require the commission to assess opportunities for rate structures to ensure data centers pay a reasonable share of their costs associated with transmission and distribution needs, ensure that data centers pay for their proportionate share of load increases and procurements needed to reliably serve their loads while maintaining consistency with the applicable integrated resource planning requirements, and alleviate cost pressures on residential ratepayers.

Who sponsors CA SB 1168?

McNerney is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1168, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. This bill would require the commission to assess opportunities for rate structures to ensure data centers pay a reasonable share of their costs associated with transmission and distribution needs, ensure that data centers pay for their proportionate share of load increases and procurements needed to reliably serve their loads while maintaining consistency with the applicable integrated resource planning requirements, and alleviate cost pressures on residential ratepayers.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-09-21 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 440, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • McNerneyauthor
  • Pérezcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-21

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 440, Statutes of 2026.

  2. 2026-09-21

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2026-09-08

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-30

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-28

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-08-28

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6775.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-13

    Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-13

    From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Flora.

  10. 2026-08-06

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  11. 2026-08-05

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).

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  12. 2026-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-06-15

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  14. 2026-06-04

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  15. 2026-05-27

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4492.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  17. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4267.) (May 14).

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  18. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-12

    Set for hearing May 14.

  20. 2026-05-11

    May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. 2026-05-04

    Set for hearing May 11.

  22. 2026-04-23

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  23. 2026-04-23

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-04-22

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

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  25. 2026-04-14

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 13. Noes 4. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

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  26. 2026-04-06

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  27. 2026-04-02

    Set for hearing April 13.

  28. 2026-02-26

    Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and REV. & TAX.

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  29. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  30. 2026-02-18

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 04/06/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-06Compare
  • 04/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-22Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • SB1168Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-13 · pass · 13-4

    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: no

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Seyarto: no

  • 3rd Reading SB1168 McNerney et al.

    2026-05-27 · pass · 30-9

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Niello: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Choi: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Grove: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Jones: no
    • Dahle: other

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

    2026-06-24 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Patterson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ta: yes

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