CA SB 886
enactedCalifornia Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 886 pass?
Yes. CA SB 886 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-21): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 438, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 886 about?
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. This bill, the California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act, would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2028, to establish new tariffs or update existing electric rules for the interconnection of participating customer facilities and the provision of retail electric service, transmission, distribution, and generation services to participating customers, as specified. The bill would require the commission, as part of establishing and updating electric rules, to, at a minimum, evaluate the risks and benefits of the tariffs to nonparticipating customers, ensure that the tariffs prevent the creation of stranded costs for, or cost shifts to, nonparticipating customers, and, for unbundled customers, ensure that charges generally included in the generation component of the unbundled customer's consolidated bill are assessed as a separate line item on their bill. The bill would require, as part of a new or existing proceeding, the commission to establish a tariff for the interconnection of a participating customer seeking to receive retail electric service at the transmission level that meets certain requirements, as specified. The bill would authorize a participating customer to participate in a new demand response program authorized by the commission, as specified. The bill would authorize an electrical corporation to submit an exceptional case filing to approve a contract between the electrical corporation and a data center seeking interconnection at the transmission level for those facilities that seek to obtain retail electric service after January 1, 2027, but before the commission has approved the tariff, as specified. 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 above provisions would be a part of the act, and a violation of a commission action implementing this bill's requirements 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 886?
Padilla is the primary sponsor of CA SB 886, joined by 10 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. This bill, the California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act, would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2028, to establish new tariffs or update existing electric rules for the interconnection of participating customer facilities and the provision of retail electric service, transmission, distribution, and generation services to participating customers, as specified. The bill would require the commission, as part of establishing and updating electric rules, to, at a minimum, evaluate the risks and benefits of the tariffs to nonparticipating customers, ensure that the tariffs prevent the creation of stranded costs for, or cost shifts to, nonparticipating customers, and, for unbundled customers, ensure that charges generally included in the generation component of the unbundled customer's consolidated bill are assessed as a separate line item on their bill. The bill would require, as part of a new or existing proceeding, the commission to establish a tariff for the interconnection of a participating customer seeking to receive retail electric service at the transmission level that meets certain requirements, as specified. The bill would authorize a participating customer to participate in a new demand response program authorized by the commission, as specified. The bill would authorize an electrical corporation to submit an exceptional case filing to approve a contract between the electrical corporation and a data center seeking interconnection at the transmission level for those facilities that seek to obtain retail electric service after January 1, 2027, but before the commission has approved the tariff, as specified. 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 above provisions would be a part of the act, and a violation of a commission action implementing this bill's requirements 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
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-09-21 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 438, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Padillaauthor
- McNerneyauthor
- Arreguíncoauthor
- Beckercoauthor
- Weber Piersoncoauthor
- Wienercoauthor
- Petrie-Norriscoauthor
- Calderoncoauthor
- Connollycoauthor
- Harabediancoauthor
- Rogerscoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-21
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 438, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-21
Approved by the Governor.
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2026-09-09
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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2026-08-31
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-31
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2026-08-31
Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.
2026-08-31
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-31
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 7. Page 7065.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-28
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-28
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-28
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
2026-08-28
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 1. Page 6819.)
2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
Coauthors revised.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (August 13).
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2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-02
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-29
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24).
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2026-06-10
June 10 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-01
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-05-26
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 4446.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4255.) (May 14).
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-13
April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-03-27
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-25
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-24
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 4. Page 3588.) (March 17).
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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.
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2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
referral-committee
2026-01-14
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 13.
2026-01-13
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 01/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-13Compare
- 03/05/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-05Compare
- 03/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-25Compare
- 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
- 06/29/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-29Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
- 08/28/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-28Compare
- 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
- 09/21/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-21Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-03-17 · pass · 12-4
Member-level votes (17)
- Gonzalez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Stern: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Allen: yes
- Becker: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Grove: no
- Strickland: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Dahle: no
- Caballero: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-13 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading SB886 Padilla et al.
2026-05-26 · pass · 28-8
Member-level votes (40)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Wiener: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Becker: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Limón: yes
- Strickland: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Jones: no
- Choi: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Grove: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Gonzalez: other
- Dahle: other
- Niello: other
- Cortese: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-24 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Schiavo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ta: yes
- Patterson: other
- Chen: other
- Davies: other
- Wallis: other
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