CA SB24 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Vetoed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-02 - Veto sustained.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-02 - Veto sustained.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 314 of, and to add Section 748.4 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.
Title
Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jerry McNerney [D] | Asm. Marc Berman [D] | Asm. Liz Ortega [D] | Sen. Laura Richardson [D] |
| Sen. Scott Wiener [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-12 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB24 McNerney et al. Concurrence (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-11 - Assembly - SB 24 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Berman (Y: 46 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 25) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-06-25 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB24 McNerney (Y: 28 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 13 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-11 - Assembly - SB 24 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Berman (Y: 46 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 25) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-06-25 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB24 McNerney (Y: 28 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 13 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Veto sustained. |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Stricken from file. |
| 2025-10-11 | Senate | In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. |
| 2025-10-11 | Senate | Vetoed by the Governor. |
| 2025-09-23 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-12 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 2965.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-12 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-11 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 46. Noes 9. Page 3282.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-05 | Assembly | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-05 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. |
| 2025-09-05 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-06-27 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-06-26 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 25). |
| 2025-06-17 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. |
| 2025-06-09 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on U. & E. |
| 2025-06-03 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1360.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1187.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Set for hearing May 5. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Withdrawn from committee. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | April 29 hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 4. Page 809.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Set for hearing April 21. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and JUD. |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2024-12-03 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2. |
| 2024-12-02 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities Code | 314 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Public Utilities Code | 748.4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
