CA SB 1196
enactedSmall energization projects: electrical service connections.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1196 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1196 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 684, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1196 about?
The Powering Up Californians Act requires the Public Utilities Commission to determine the criteria for timely service for electrical customers to be energized, including, among other things, categories of timely electric service through energization, as specified. The act requires the commission to establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods to ensure that work is completed in a manner that minimizes delay in meeting the date requested by an electrical customer to the greatest extent possible. This bill would require the commission, by September 30, 2027, in a new or existing proceeding, to establish timelines for electrical corporations to respond to and process requests to energize small energization projects, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in establishing the timelines for energization, to require electrical corporations to comply with certain requirements. Under existing law, a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the above-described provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, this 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 1196?
McNerney is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1196, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
The Powering Up Californians Act requires the Public Utilities Commission to determine the criteria for timely service for electrical customers to be energized, including, among other things, categories of timely electric service through energization, as specified. The act requires the commission to establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods to ensure that work is completed in a manner that minimizes delay in meeting the date requested by an electrical customer to the greatest extent possible. This bill would require the commission, by September 30, 2027, in a new or existing proceeding, to establish timelines for electrical corporations to respond to and process requests to energize small energization projects, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in establishing the timelines for energization, to require electrical corporations to comply with certain requirements. Under existing law, a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the above-described provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, this 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 684, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- McNerneyauthor
- Wahabauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 684, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-21
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2026-08-18
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-18
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-18
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-18
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 5516.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 8. Page 6212.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-06
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-05
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (August 5).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-29
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 24).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
June 10 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-01
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 4347.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4268.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-21
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-04-21
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-20
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 14. Noes 2. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-03-23
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-04-13 · pass · 14-2
Member-level votes (17)
- Grove: yes
- 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
- Strickland: no
- Dahle: no
- Ochoa Bogh: other
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
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 SB1196 McNerney et al.
2026-05-19 · pass · 29-5
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
- 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
- Reyes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Dahle: no
- Jones: no
- Seyarto: no
- Grove: other
- Stern: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
- Choi: other
- Valladares: other
- Niello: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-24 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Patterson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Rogers: 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
- Chen: other
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