Bill Commons

CA SB 1428

enacted

Gravity-Based Energy Storage Well Pilot Program: marine invasive species: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: public lands.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1428 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1428 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 36, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1428 about?

(1) Existing law authorizes the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to authorize the conversion of not more than 250 wells for use as gravity-based energy storage wells to evaluate their use, including the establishment of appropriate operating conditions and physical parameters to safely store and generate energy. Existing law repeals this authorization on January 1, 2035, and would specify that authorizations issued by the supervisor terminate on that date. This bill would correct an erroneous cross reference for that authorization. (2) Existing law defines "task force" as the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force established by the Governor to oversee the implementation of Executive Order No. B-52-18, and required the task force to, among other things, on January 1, 2022, develop a comprehensive implementation strategy to track and ensure the achievement of the goals and key actions identified in "California's Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan" issued by the task force in January 2021, as provided. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the definition of "task force." (3) Existing law requires the State Lands Commission to adopt regulations relating to ballast water, as provided. Existing law requires the commission to adopt a regulation that requires an owner or operator of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water that operates on the waters of the state to comply with specified federal laws, as provided. Existing law requires the commission to consult with the United States Coast Guard to attempt to identify an alternative, environmentally sound method of ballast water management under specified circumstances in accordance with specified federal laws, as provided. This bill would require the commission to adopt a regulation that requires an owner or operator of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water that operates on the waters of the state to instead comply with different specified federal law. The bill would also require the commission to consult with the United States Coast Guard on an alternative, environmentally sound method of ballast water management under specified circumstances in accordance with additional federal law. (4) Existing law lifts, until February 1, 2066, the use restrictions imposed by the granting statutes and the public trust doctrine with respect to after-acquired lands, property that is not original tidelands or submerged lands, title to which was not derived from the granting statutes, that were acquired with public trust funds derived from port operations as specified, in Jack London Square and authorizes the Port of Oakland to lease these lands for any purpose subject to specified conditions. Existing law authorizes the port to lease after-acquired lands for a nontrust use only if the port finds specified conditions are met, including, among other conditions, that the nontrust uses will not impair or harm existing public access or public trust uses and are intended to attract the statewide public to Jack London Square and the waterfront to promote increased use and enjoyment of the area. Existing law requires the port to make the findings that these specified conditions are met for each proposed nontrust lease at a public meeting. This bill would correct an erroneous cross-reference relating to that requirement.

Who sponsors CA SB 1428?

Committee on Natural Resources and Water is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1428.

Description

(1) Existing law authorizes the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to authorize the conversion of not more than 250 wells for use as gravity-based energy storage wells to evaluate their use, including the establishment of appropriate operating conditions and physical parameters to safely store and generate energy. Existing law repeals this authorization on January 1, 2035, and would specify that authorizations issued by the supervisor terminate on that date. This bill would correct an erroneous cross reference for that authorization. (2) Existing law defines "task force" as the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force established by the Governor to oversee the implementation of Executive Order No. B-52-18, and required the task force to, among other things, on January 1, 2022, develop a comprehensive implementation strategy to track and ensure the achievement of the goals and key actions identified in "California's Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan" issued by the task force in January 2021, as provided. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the definition of "task force." (3) Existing law requires the State Lands Commission to adopt regulations relating to ballast water, as provided. Existing law requires the commission to adopt a regulation that requires an owner or operator of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water that operates on the waters of the state to comply with specified federal laws, as provided. Existing law requires the commission to consult with the United States Coast Guard to attempt to identify an alternative, environmentally sound method of ballast water management under specified circumstances in accordance with specified federal laws, as provided. This bill would require the commission to adopt a regulation that requires an owner or operator of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water that operates on the waters of the state to instead comply with different specified federal law. The bill would also require the commission to consult with the United States Coast Guard on an alternative, environmentally sound method of ballast water management under specified circumstances in accordance with additional federal law. (4) Existing law lifts, until February 1, 2066, the use restrictions imposed by the granting statutes and the public trust doctrine with respect to after-acquired lands, property that is not original tidelands or submerged lands, title to which was not derived from the granting statutes, that were acquired with public trust funds derived from port operations as specified, in Jack London Square and authorizes the Port of Oakland to lease these lands for any purpose subject to specified conditions. Existing law authorizes the port to lease after-acquired lands for a nontrust use only if the port finds specified conditions are met, including, among other conditions, that the nontrust uses will not impair or harm existing public access or public trust uses and are intended to attract the statewide public to Jack London Square and the waterfront to promote increased use and enjoyment of the area. Existing law requires the port to make the findings that these specified conditions are met for each proposed nontrust lease at a public meeting. This bill would correct an erroneous cross-reference relating to that requirement.

Introduced
2026-03-02
Latest action
2026-06-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 36, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Natural Resources and Waterauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 36, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-29

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-06-19

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-06-16

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-06-15

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5706.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2026-06-10

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  7. 2026-06-09

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 8).

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  8. 2026-05-18

    Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-04-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  10. 2026-04-20

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3951.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  11. 2026-04-15

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  12. 2026-04-14

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3871.) (April 14).

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  13. 2026-04-06

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

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  14. 2026-04-02

    Set for hearing April 14.

  15. 2026-03-11

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-03

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 2.

  17. 2026-03-02

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

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Versions

  • 03/02/26 - Introduced — 2026-03-02Compare
  • 04/06/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-06Compare
  • 06/17/26 - Enrolled — 2026-06-17Compare
  • 06/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-06-29Compare
  • SB1428Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-04-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Stern: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cortese: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd SB1428 N.R. & W.

    2026-04-20 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Pérez: other
    • Ochoa Bogh: other

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-06-08 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: other

  • SB 1428 Natural Resources and Wa Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-06-16 · pass · 77-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Schiavo: other
    • Johnson: other

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1428

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