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CA SB 647

vetoed

Energy: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Low-Income Oversight Board: membership.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 647 pass?

No. CA SB 647 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-03-02): Veto sustained.

What is CA SB 647 about?

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to establish the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program that includes the direct install program and the statewide incentive program for low-carbon building technologies, as provided. This bill would require the Energy Commission to establish a mechanism to notify applicants to the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program that they may also be eligible for building energy efficiency and decarbonization incentives authorized by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) . Existing law vests the PUC with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law establishes an 11-member Low-Income Oversight Board to advise the PUC on low-income electrical, gas, and water customer issues, as specified. This bill would add to the Low-Income Oversight Board a member to be selected by the Executive Director of the Energy Commission.

Who sponsors CA SB 647?

Hurtado is the primary sponsor of CA SB 647.

Description

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to establish the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program that includes the direct install program and the statewide incentive program for low-carbon building technologies, as provided. This bill would require the Energy Commission to establish a mechanism to notify applicants to the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program that they may also be eligible for building energy efficiency and decarbonization incentives authorized by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) . Existing law vests the PUC with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law establishes an 11-member Low-Income Oversight Board to advise the PUC on low-income electrical, gas, and water customer issues, as specified. This bill would add to the Low-Income Oversight Board a member to be selected by the Executive Director of the Energy Commission.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2026-03-02 — Veto sustained.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hurtadoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-02

    Veto sustained.

  2. 2026-03-02

    Stricken from file.

  3. 2025-10-03

    In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  4. 2025-10-03

    Vetoed by the Governor.

    executive-veto

  5. 2025-09-23

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  6. 2025-09-13

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 3020.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  7. 2025-09-12

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2025-09-12

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 18. Page 3398.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2025-09-03

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2025-09-02

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 29).

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  12. 2025-08-20

    August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. 2025-07-14

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

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  14. 2025-07-10

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (July 9).

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  15. 2025-06-25

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

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  16. 2025-06-16

    June 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. 2025-06-05

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  18. 2025-05-29

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  19. 2025-05-29

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 7. Page 1338.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  20. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  21. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1208.) (May 23).

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  22. 2025-05-23

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  23. 2025-05-20

    Set for hearing May 23.

  24. 2025-05-19

    May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  25. 2025-05-09

    Set for hearing May 19.

  26. 2025-05-06

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

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  27. 2025-05-05

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1. Page 935.) (April 29).

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  28. 2025-04-11

    Set for hearing April 29.

  29. 2025-04-02

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

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  30. 2025-03-05

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

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  31. 2025-02-21

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

  32. 2025-02-20

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

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Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 04/02/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-02Compare
  • 05/06/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-06Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-23Compare
  • 06/25/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-25Compare
  • 07/14/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-14Compare
  • 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-02Compare
  • 09/18/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-18Compare
  • SB647Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-29 · pass · 13-1

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Limón: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: other
    • Grove: other
    • Dahle: 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 · 5-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: other
  • 3rd Reading

    2025-05-29 · pass · 28-7

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Choi: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Niello: no
    • Jones: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Limón: other
    • Grove: other
    • Valladares: other
    • Ochoa Bogh: other
    • Reyes: other
  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-09 · pass · 13-2

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

    2025-08-29 · pass · 11-3

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Sanchez: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Ta: other
  • SB 647 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Arambula

    2025-09-13 · pass · 61-18

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Wallis: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Chen: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Flora: no
    • Patterson: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Ta: other
  • Unfinished Business SB647 Hurtado Concurrence

    2025-09-13 · pass · 29-7

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

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