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CA SB 636

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Electrical or gas corporations: deferment of payments: hardship.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law prohibits an electrical or gas corporation from disconnecting service for nonpayment by a residential customer receiving a medical baseline allowance, financially unable to pay for service within the normal payment period, willing to enter into an amortization agreement with the corporation with respect to all charges that the customer is unable to pay, and meets certain other requirements. This bill would prohibit an electrical or gas corporation from disconnecting service of a customer for 3 months, if the customer meets certain requirements, as provided. The bill would require the corporation to grant that customer a 3-month deferment for any and all payments due from the date that the deferment is granted. Upon the expiration of the deferment period, the bill would require the customer to enroll in the electrical or gas corporation's arrearage management program or be enrolled in an available payment plan for which the customer is eligible, if the customer is not eligible for the arrearage management plan, for any and all debts on the customer's account. The bill would prohibit a customer who participates in the payment deferral from being eligible for a subsequent 3-month payment deferral within 18 months of their participation in the payment deferral. The bill would authorize the commission to adopt rules to implement these provisions. 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 provisions of this bill would be a part of the act, a violation of which, or a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission implementing those provisions, 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
2025-02-20
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Menjivarauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

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

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  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  4. 2025-03-24

    Set for hearing April 7.

  5. 2025-03-24

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

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  6. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 3. Page 681.) (April 7).

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  7. 2025-04-10

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

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  8. 2025-04-17

    Set for hearing April 28.

  9. 2025-04-28

    April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  11. 2025-05-23

    May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  12. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-10Compare
  • SB636Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-07 · pass · 13-3

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-04-28 · pass · 7-0

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB636

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