CA SB 905
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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 905 pass?
Yes. CA SB 905 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 986, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 905 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 public utilities and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. This bill would require the commission, for each electrical corporation, to consider assigning a reduced return on equity, as a reduction applied each year to the then current authorized rate of return on equity, for specified types of capital costs included in the electrical corporation's rate base, as specified. This bill would require the commission to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to evaluate opportunities for alternative methods of financing capital investments in electrical distribution, electrical generation, and electrical transmission that reduce costs for ratepayers, as specified. As part of the rulemaking, the bill would require the commission to establish categories of alternative financing mechanisms for each electrical corporation to evaluate and report on with respect to opportunities for alternative financing of electrical distribution, electrical generation, and electrical transmission costs, as specified. The bill would require the commission, on or before December 31, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature outlining any findings and recommendations resulting from the rulemaking, as specified. This bill would require the commission to require each large electrical corporation to make data available to the public that quantifies the potential for increased utilization of segments of its electrical distribution grid, 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 because a violation of a commission action implementing those provisions would be a crime, this 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 905?
Becker is the primary sponsor of CA SB 905, joined by 2 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 public utilities and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. This bill would require the commission, for each electrical corporation, to consider assigning a reduced return on equity, as a reduction applied each year to the then current authorized rate of return on equity, for specified types of capital costs included in the electrical corporation's rate base, as specified. This bill would require the commission to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to evaluate opportunities for alternative methods of financing capital investments in electrical distribution, electrical generation, and electrical transmission that reduce costs for ratepayers, as specified. As part of the rulemaking, the bill would require the commission to establish categories of alternative financing mechanisms for each electrical corporation to evaluate and report on with respect to opportunities for alternative financing of electrical distribution, electrical generation, and electrical transmission costs, as specified. The bill would require the commission, on or before December 31, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature outlining any findings and recommendations resulting from the rulemaking, as specified. This bill would require the commission to require each large electrical corporation to make data available to the public that quantifies the potential for increased utilization of segments of its electrical distribution grid, 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 because a violation of a commission action implementing those provisions would be a crime, this 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
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 986, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Beckerauthor
- Sterncoauthor
- Boernercoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 986, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-08
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-30
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-30
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-30
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-30
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 19. Page 6847.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-17
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (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
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (June 24).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
June 10 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-06-01
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-06-01
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-26
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 4446.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4256.) (May 14).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2. Page 3973.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-16
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-03-25
Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
referral-committee
2026-03-17
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-01-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22.
2026-01-22
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 01/22/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-22Compare
- 03/17/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-17Compare
- 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
- 06/01/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-01Compare
- 06/29/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-29Compare
- 08/17/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-17Compare
- 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 13-2
Member-level votes (17)
- Caballero: yes
- Becker: yes
- Allen: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Stern: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: no
- Strickland: no
- Grove: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: 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
2026-05-26 · pass · 29-8
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
- Cortese: 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
- Dahle: other
- Niello: other
- Gonzalez: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-24 · pass · 12-4
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
- Hart: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Patterson: no
- Chen: no
- Davies: no
- Wallis: no
- Calderon: other
- Ta: other
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