CA SB978 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 913.11 of, and to add Section 740.22 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.
Title
Data centers: labor: electricity rates.
Sponsors
| Sen. Sasha Renee Perez [D] | Sen. Jesse Arreguin [D] | Asm. Damon Connolly [D] | Asm. John Harabedian [D] |
| Sen. Melissa Hurtado [D] | Sen. Jerry McNerney [D] | Asm. Chris Rogers [D] | Asm. Pilar Schiavo [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-04-20 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] (Y: 12 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] (Y: 12 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| 2026-05-08 | Senate | Set for hearing May 14. |
| 2026-04-20 | Senate | April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Set for hearing April 20. |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 3794.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Set for hearing April 8. |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 12. Noes 4. Page 3588.) (March 17). |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C. |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Set for hearing March 17. |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and L., P.E. & R. |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 7. |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities Code | 740.22 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Public Utilities Code | 913.11 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
