CA SB797 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-02 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-02 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add and repeal Section 279 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
Title
Electric utility distribution and transmission system facilities: undergrounding and insulation.
Sponsors
| Sen. Steven Choi [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-19 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Set for hearing May 19. |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1. Page 935.) (April 29). |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 867.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C. |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Set for hearing April 29 in E., U & C. pending receipt. |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Set for hearing April 23. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on E.Q. and E., U & C. |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Read first time. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities Code | 279 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
