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CA SB 842

in committee

Energy: firm zero-carbon resources.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 842 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 842 is in committee as of 2025-08-29 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 842 about?

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires electrical corporations to submit information to the commission for various purposes, as provided. This bill would require the commission, on or before December 31, 2026, to produce a report identifying opportunities and needs to provide for local and system reliability with firm zero-carbon resources over the short term, midterm, and long term, as provided. The bill would require the report to include, among other things, characterization of the resource attributes vital for local and system reliability and identification of barriers, including market barriers, to deploying firm zero-carbon resources to enhance local and system reliability. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any 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 and because a violation of a commission action 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.

Who sponsors CA SB 842?

Stern is the primary sponsor of CA SB 842.

Description

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires electrical corporations to submit information to the commission for various purposes, as provided. This bill would require the commission, on or before December 31, 2026, to produce a report identifying opportunities and needs to provide for local and system reliability with firm zero-carbon resources over the short term, midterm, and long term, as provided. The bill would require the report to include, among other things, characterization of the resource attributes vital for local and system reliability and identification of barriers, including market barriers, to deploying firm zero-carbon resources to enhance local and system reliability. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any 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 and because a violation of a commission action 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
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-08-29 — August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sternauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  4. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  5. 2025-03-26

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

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  6. 2025-04-02

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

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  7. 2025-04-11

    Set for hearing April 29.

  8. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 3. Page 936.) (April 29).

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  9. 2025-05-01

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

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  10. 2025-05-09

    Set for hearing May 19.

  11. 2025-05-19

    May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. 2025-05-20

    Set for hearing May 23.

  13. 2025-05-23

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  14. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1215.) (May 23).

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  15. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2025-06-04

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 1520.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  17. 2025-06-05

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  18. 2025-06-16

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  19. 2025-06-27

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

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  20. 2025-07-10

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  21. 2025-08-20

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

  22. 2025-08-29

    August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
  • 05/01/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-01Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-23Compare
  • 06/27/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-27Compare
  • SB842Compare
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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 · 13-3

    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
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Strickland: no
    • 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 · 5-1

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

  • 3rd Reading

    2025-06-04 · pass · 29-10

    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
    • Umberg: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Jones: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Choi: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Niello: no
    • Grove: no
    • Reyes: other

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

    2025-07-09 · pass · 18-0

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

Related bills

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB842

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