CA SB 868
enactedElectricity: portable solar generation devices.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 868 pass?
Yes. CA SB 868 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 985, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 868 about?
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. This bill would, until January 1, 2030, exempt a portable solar generation device, as defined, from all interconnection requirements imposed by state law, the commission, electrical corporation rules, or local publicly owned electric utility rules, as specified. The bill would, until January 1, 2030, prohibit an electrical corporation or a local publicly owned electric utility from requiring a customer using a portable solar generation device to take specified actions, including, among other things, paying any fee or charge related to the device or the electricity the device feeds into a building's electrical system. The bill would, until January 1, 2030, authorize an electrical corporation or a local publicly owned electric utility to require a customer using a portable solar generation device to notify the electrical corporation or local publicly owned electric utility, using a simple online registration form, of the address, make, model, and size of the portable solar generation device, as provided. Beginning January 1, 2030, the bill would prohibit the sale of a portable photovoltaic energy generation device that is designed to be connected to and disconnected from a building's electrical system through a receptacle and does not meet the definition of a portable solar generation device, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Additionally, by imposing new duties on local publicly owned electric utilities, 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 specified reasons.
Who sponsors CA SB 868?
Wiener is the primary sponsor of CA SB 868, joined by 12 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. This bill would, until January 1, 2030, exempt a portable solar generation device, as defined, from all interconnection requirements imposed by state law, the commission, electrical corporation rules, or local publicly owned electric utility rules, as specified. The bill would, until January 1, 2030, prohibit an electrical corporation or a local publicly owned electric utility from requiring a customer using a portable solar generation device to take specified actions, including, among other things, paying any fee or charge related to the device or the electricity the device feeds into a building's electrical system. The bill would, until January 1, 2030, authorize an electrical corporation or a local publicly owned electric utility to require a customer using a portable solar generation device to notify the electrical corporation or local publicly owned electric utility, using a simple online registration form, of the address, make, model, and size of the portable solar generation device, as provided. Beginning January 1, 2030, the bill would prohibit the sale of a portable photovoltaic energy generation device that is designed to be connected to and disconnected from a building's electrical system through a receptacle and does not meet the definition of a portable solar generation device, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Additionally, by imposing new duties on local publicly owned electric utilities, 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 specified reasons.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-05
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 985, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wienerauthor
- Schultzprincipal coauthor
- Arreguíncoauthor
- Beckercoauthor
- McNerneycoauthor
- Boernercoauthor
- Connollycoauthor
- Daviescoauthor
- Irwincoauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Petrie-Norriscoauthor
- Schiavocoauthor
- Wardcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 985, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-31
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 4.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 4. Page 5917.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-25
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6499.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-20
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-20
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-17
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-17
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-29
July 1 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-15
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-11
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10).
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2026-05-26
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 4340.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4255.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-20
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-09
April 13 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-07
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-27
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-24
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-03-24
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-03-23
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-19
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3588.) (March 17).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Set for hearing March 17.
2026-03-05
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-11
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and JUD.
referral-committee
2026-01-06
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 5.
2026-01-05
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 01/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-05Compare
- 03/05/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-05Compare
- 03/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-23Compare
- 04/07/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-07Compare
- 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
- 08/17/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-17Compare
- 08/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-20Compare
- 08/28/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-28Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-03-17 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Grove: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Stern: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Allen: yes
- Becker: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Gonzalez: other
- Caballero: other
- Archuleta: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
3rd Reading SB868 Wiener et al.
2026-05-19 · pass · 35-1
Member-level votes (40)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Laird: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Grove: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Jones: no
- Choi: other
- Cortese: other
- Archuleta: other
- Niello: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-10 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Boerner: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Chen: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Davies: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ta: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Papan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
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