CA SB 952
enactedState Water Project: renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 952 pass?
Yes. CA SB 952 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-31): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 175, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 952 about?
Under existing law, it is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to procure eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources to satisfy those state agency obligations imposed on the State Water Resources Development System, commonly known as the State Water Project, pursuant to that policy. Existing law authorizes the department to defer, until no later than December 31, 2040, procuring zero-carbon electricity resource quantities equal to the amount of electricity provided under an existing contract to procure fossil generation entered into before January 1, 2010, if the department determines that the full achievement of the state agency obligations imposed on the State Water Project would require the early termination of the existing contract and that early termination of the existing contract would result in significant uneconomic costs. Existing law requires the department, in conducting procurement, to consider specified factors and requires that all resources procured be used first to meet the department's own electricity needs. This bill would require the department, in conducting that procurement, to also consider portfolio diversity, resource type, location, and hours of typical peak operation. The bill would expand the scope of the department's authorization to defer the procurement of those resource quantities to apply to an existing contract to procure fossil generation entered into before January 1, 2011, rather than January 1, 2010. The bill would authorize, on and after January 1, 2036, excess procurement of eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources, as defined, in one year to be applied to any subsequent year's obligation, as provided.
Who sponsors CA SB 952?
Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 952.
Description
Under existing law, it is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to procure eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources to satisfy those state agency obligations imposed on the State Water Resources Development System, commonly known as the State Water Project, pursuant to that policy. Existing law authorizes the department to defer, until no later than December 31, 2040, procuring zero-carbon electricity resource quantities equal to the amount of electricity provided under an existing contract to procure fossil generation entered into before January 1, 2010, if the department determines that the full achievement of the state agency obligations imposed on the State Water Project would require the early termination of the existing contract and that early termination of the existing contract would result in significant uneconomic costs. Existing law requires the department, in conducting procurement, to consider specified factors and requires that all resources procured be used first to meet the department's own electricity needs. This bill would require the department, in conducting that procurement, to also consider portfolio diversity, resource type, location, and hours of typical peak operation. The bill would expand the scope of the department's authorization to defer the procurement of those resource quantities to apply to an existing contract to procure fossil generation entered into before January 1, 2011, rather than January 1, 2010. The bill would authorize, on and after January 1, 2036, excess procurement of eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources, as defined, in one year to be applied to any subsequent year's obligation, as provided.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-08-31 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 175, Statutes of 2026.
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- bill
- Last updated
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- Lairdauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-31
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 175, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-31
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-21
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-17
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5486.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-13
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-13
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 6151.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-10
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-06
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-05
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-11
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-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 36. Noes 0. Page 4452.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read third time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Ordered to second reading.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-28
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-27
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0. Page 3841.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-02
Set for hearing April 13.
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.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-02-03
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
2026-02-02
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-13 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Grove: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Stern: yes
- Becker: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Allen: yes
3rd Reading
2026-05-26 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Niello: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Wiener: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Grove: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Jones: yes
- Choi: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Limón: yes
- Stern: other
- Becker: other
- Dahle: other
- Gonzalez: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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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