CA SB 453
introducedMicrogrid incentive program.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 453 pass?
Not yet. CA SB 453 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-28): Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
What is CA SB 453 about?
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Independent System Operator, to take specified actions by December 1, 2020, to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations, including, among other actions, by, without shifting costs between ratepayers, developing methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment. Under existing law, the PUC requires certain large electrical corporations to jointly develop a Microgrid Incentive Program to fund clean energy microgrids to support the critical needs of vulnerable populations impacted by a grid outage. This bill would require the PUC to require each electrical corporation to provide to the commission, on or before January 15, 2026, the status of any awarded or unallocated funds collected for the Microgrid Incentive Program. The bill would require the commission, after reviewing that information, if it determines additional actions, using funds collected on or before January 1, 2026, are needed, to consider the use of a third-party administrator and to ensure that unallocated funds are allocated to areas that have experienced 2 or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event. The bill would require, if there are remaining unallocated funds on January 1, 2027, that those funds to be returned to ratepayers. Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because a violation of a PUC action implementing the bill's requirements 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 453?
Stern is the primary sponsor of CA SB 453, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Independent System Operator, to take specified actions by December 1, 2020, to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations, including, among other actions, by, without shifting costs between ratepayers, developing methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment. Under existing law, the PUC requires certain large electrical corporations to jointly develop a Microgrid Incentive Program to fund clean energy microgrids to support the critical needs of vulnerable populations impacted by a grid outage. This bill would require the PUC to require each electrical corporation to provide to the commission, on or before January 15, 2026, the status of any awarded or unallocated funds collected for the Microgrid Incentive Program. The bill would require the commission, after reviewing that information, if it determines additional actions, using funds collected on or before January 1, 2026, are needed, to consider the use of a third-party administrator and to ensure that unallocated funds are allocated to areas that have experienced 2 or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event. The bill would require, if there are remaining unallocated funds on January 1, 2027, that those funds to be returned to ratepayers. Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because a violation of a PUC action implementing the bill's requirements 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.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-08-28 — Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Sternauthor
- Schultzcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-28
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
2026-08-28
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 1. Page 6819.)
2026-08-19
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-19
From inactive file.
2026-08-18
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2026-07-02
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Garcia.
2026-06-03
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-03
From inactive file.
2026-06-01
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2025-09-09
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2025-08-21
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-08-20
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
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2025-07-17
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (July 16).
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2025-07-17
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)
2025-07-17
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-07-08
July 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-16
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
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2025-06-05
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-06-04
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1503.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1201.) (May 23).
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2025-05-23
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2025-05-20
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-19
May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-09
Set for hearing May 19.
2025-05-06
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-05
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 935.) (April 29).
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2025-04-11
Set for hearing April 29.
2025-03-26
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
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2025-03-18
March 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-17
Set for hearing March 24.
2025-02-26
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
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2025-02-20
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-19
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-29 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Limón: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Becker: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Stern: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Grove: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-19 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: other
- Dahle: other
Do pass as amended
2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
3rd Reading
2025-06-04 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Durazo: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Limón: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Grove: yes
- Niello: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Laird: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Reyes: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-16 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Irwin: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Papan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Chen: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Davies: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Mark González: yes
Do pass.
2025-08-20 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Fong: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Ta: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
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