Bill Commons

CA SB 80

enacted

Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 80 pass?

Yes. CA SB 80 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-03): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 334, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 80 about?

Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, with various responsibilities with respect to developing and implementing the state's energy policies. Existing law requires, as part of the 2027 edition of the integrated energy policy report, the commission to include an assessment of the potential for fusion energy to contribute to California's power supply. Existing law requires the commission to carry out technical assessment studies on all forms of energy, including, among others, advanced nuclear powerplant concepts, fusion, and fuel cells. This bill would establish the Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative within the commission to accelerate the development and growth of fusion energy by advancing fusion science and technology. The bill would require the commission to administer the initiative and provide financial incentives for projects that, among other things, advance research and development into fusion energy, accelerate the deployment of new research and technology capabilities that support the commercialization of fusion energy, or achieve the initiative's goal of delivering the world's first fusion energy pilot project in the state by the 2040s, as specified. The bill would make its provisions operative, and implementation of its provisions contingent, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the initiative. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2028.

Who sponsors CA SB 80?

Caballero is the primary sponsor of CA SB 80, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, with various responsibilities with respect to developing and implementing the state's energy policies. Existing law requires, as part of the 2027 edition of the integrated energy policy report, the commission to include an assessment of the potential for fusion energy to contribute to California's power supply. Existing law requires the commission to carry out technical assessment studies on all forms of energy, including, among others, advanced nuclear powerplant concepts, fusion, and fuel cells. This bill would establish the Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative within the commission to accelerate the development and growth of fusion energy by advancing fusion science and technology. The bill would require the commission to administer the initiative and provide financial incentives for projects that, among other things, advance research and development into fusion energy, accelerate the deployment of new research and technology capabilities that support the commercialization of fusion energy, or achieve the initiative's goal of delivering the world's first fusion energy pilot project in the state by the 2040s, as specified. The bill would make its provisions operative, and implementation of its provisions contingent, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the initiative. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2028.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-10-03 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 334, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Caballeroauthor
  • McNerneyauthor
  • Blakespearcoauthor
  • Boernercoauthor
  • Calderoncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-03

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 334, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-10-03

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-09-23

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-09-13

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3040.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-09-13

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2025-09-12

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3424.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2025-09-08

    Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 2974.)

  8. 2025-09-08

    Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-3

  9. 2025-09-08

    Read third time and amended.

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3

  10. 2025-09-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  11. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-08-20

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

  13. 2025-06-27

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

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  14. 2025-06-26

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 25).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  15. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-06-03

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  17. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1389.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  18. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  19. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1191.) (May 23).

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  20. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  21. 2025-05-12

    May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. 2025-05-02

    Set for hearing May 12.

  23. 2025-04-28

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

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  24. 2025-04-24

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 810.) (April 21).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  25. 2025-04-10

    Set for hearing April 21.

  26. 2025-03-18

    Withdrawn from committee.

    withdrawal

  27. 2025-03-18

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

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-03-17

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

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  29. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and E., U & C.

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-01-17

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 16.

  31. 2025-01-16

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

  • 01/16/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-16Compare
  • 03/17/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-17Compare
  • 04/28/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-28Compare
  • 06/27/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-27Compare
  • 09/08/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-08Compare
  • 09/17/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-17Compare
  • 10/03/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-03Compare
  • SB80Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-21 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Becker: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Grove: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass

    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 SB80 Caballero et al.

    2025-06-02 · pass · 38-0

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

  • Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-06-25 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Boerner: yes

  • Do pass.

    2025-08-29 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Ta: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Solache: yes

  • SB 80 Caballero Senate Third Reading By Harabedian

    2025-09-13 · pass · 80-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes

  • Unfinished Business SB80 Caballero et al. Concurrence

    2025-09-13 · pass · 36-0

    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
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Gonzalez: other
    • Valladares: other
    • Choi: other
    • Jones: other

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