CA AB2163 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 2163

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-29 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Section 25216.7 to the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.

Title

Energy: Strategic Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones.

Roll Calls

2026-06-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-24 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development] (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Assembly - AB 2163 Jeff Gonzalez Assembly Third Reading (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-29	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-24	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. P. & E.D. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2026-06-10	Senate	Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and B. P. & E.D.
2026-05-28	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-27	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.)
2026-05-18	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-06	Assembly	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-28	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-27	Assembly	Read second time and amended.
2026-04-23	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-04-21	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
2026-04-16	Assembly	(Pending re-refer to Com. on U. & E.)
2026-04-16	Assembly	Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4663.)
2026-04-09	Assembly	Re-referred to Coms. on E.D., G., & H.I. and U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2026-03-23	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
2026-03-19	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-02	Assembly	Referred to Com. on U. & E.
2026-02-19	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Resources Code	25216.7	New Code	See Bill Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2163
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2163#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2163#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2163#97AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2163