Bill Commons

CA SB 1233

in committee

Public utilities: rates.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1233 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 1233 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 1233 about?

Existing law authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law prohibits a public utility from changing a rate or altering a classification, contract, practice, or rule that would result in a new rate, except upon a showing before the commission and a finding by the commission that the new rate is justified and the public utility notifying its customers of the rate change. This bill would require an electrical corporation or gas corporation proposing to change a rate or to alter a classification, contract, practice, or rule that would result in a new rate to include in its proposal certain information, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in approving the rate change, to take into account, and make specific findings related to, wildfire risk reduction efforts taken by the electrical corporation. Existing law requires the commission, by May 1 of each year, to prepare and submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature that contains the commission's recommendations for actions to limit electrical corporations' and gas corporations' utility costs and rate increases or to substantially reduce monthly electricity and natural gas utility bills, and that considers how the adoption of decarbonization policies may impact the total energy costs borne by consumers. This bill would require that report to additionally include, for each electrical corporation and gas corporation, comparisons for each of the previous 5 years presented by each functional category of operations, across all operations of the corporation, of certain expenditures of the corporation, as specified. The bill would require the commission to make all source data used to produce the report available to the public in an electronic format on its internet website. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the above 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 1233?

Allen is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1233.

Description

Existing law authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law prohibits a public utility from changing a rate or altering a classification, contract, practice, or rule that would result in a new rate, except upon a showing before the commission and a finding by the commission that the new rate is justified and the public utility notifying its customers of the rate change. This bill would require an electrical corporation or gas corporation proposing to change a rate or to alter a classification, contract, practice, or rule that would result in a new rate to include in its proposal certain information, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in approving the rate change, to take into account, and make specific findings related to, wildfire risk reduction efforts taken by the electrical corporation. Existing law requires the commission, by May 1 of each year, to prepare and submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature that contains the commission's recommendations for actions to limit electrical corporations' and gas corporations' utility costs and rate increases or to substantially reduce monthly electricity and natural gas utility bills, and that considers how the adoption of decarbonization policies may impact the total energy costs borne by consumers. This bill would require that report to additionally include, for each electrical corporation and gas corporation, comparisons for each of the previous 5 years presented by each functional category of operations, across all operations of the corporation, of certain expenditures of the corporation, as specified. The bill would require the commission to make all source data used to produce the report available to the public in an electronic format on its internet website. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the above 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
2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Allenauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  3. 2026-06-15

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2026-06-11

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (June 10).

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  5. 2026-06-03

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

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  6. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  7. 2026-05-26

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  8. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 4445.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  9. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4270.) (May 14).

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  10. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-05-12

    Set for hearing May 14.

  12. 2026-05-11

    May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. 2026-05-04

    Set for hearing May 11.

  14. 2026-04-27

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 4. Page 3974.) (April 21).

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  16. 2026-04-16

    Set for hearing April 21.

  17. 2026-04-09

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

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  18. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  19. 2026-03-25

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

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  20. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  21. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  22. 2026-02-19

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

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 03/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-25Compare
  • 04/09/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-09Compare
  • 04/27/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-27Compare
  • 06/03/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-03Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
  • SB1233Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-21 · pass · 13-4

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Grove: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: 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

    2026-05-26 · pass · 29-8

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

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

    2026-06-10 · pass · 11-3

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Boerner: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Chen: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Davies: no
    • Zbur: other
    • Calderon: other
    • Wallis: other
    • Ta: other

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