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CaliforniaAB 11042025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Solar energy resources.

Sponsored By: Gail Pellerin (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Prevailing wages and enforcement for solar workers

Starting Jan 1, 2024, contractors on covered solar or battery projects must pay at least the general prevailing wage. Registered apprentices must get the applicable apprentice rate. The Labor Commissioner can issue civil wage and penalty assessments within 18 months after project completion. Underpaid workers or apprentices can file a complaint or sue, and a joint labor‑management committee can also sue. These rules apply to projects that take service under a standard net metering or net billing tariff.

New public-works rules for solar contractors

Starting Jan 1, 2024, many solar and battery projects that take service under a standard net metering or net billing tariff are treated as public works if construction starts after December 31, 2023. Public‑works wage and compliance rules apply. Contractors must keep payroll records and send certified payroll to the Public Utilities Commission every July 1 and December 31. The commission keeps these records public for five years, and contractors only need to give certified payroll to the commission and the Department of Industrial Relations. Large electric utilities must put these wage rules into their standard contracts and tariffs. The hiring entity is not the awarding body for most public‑works duties; the contractor is for limited purposes. The owner still has liability for unpaid wages or materials. If a willful violation is enforced, the facility keeps tariff service only after paying all restitution, penalties, and fines.

Small home solar systems are exempt

Starting Jan 1, 2024, these rules do not apply to some small or certain residential systems. Exempt systems include residential solar up to 15 kilowatts and any system on a single‑family home. They also exclude projects already classed as public works and systems that serve only a modular home, a modular home community, or multiunit housing with two or fewer stories.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gail Pellerin

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 255 • No: 0

House vote • 9/10/2025

Item 265 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 79 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/9/2025

Item 312 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 40 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/7/2025

Vote in CS71

Yes: 16 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/11/2025

Vote in CS56

Yes: 5 • No: 0

House vote • 5/27/2025

Item 498 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 76 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/21/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 15 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/30/2025

Vote in CX23

Yes: 18 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/23/2025

Vote in CX14

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 632, Statutes of 2025.

    10/11/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/11/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    9/22/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3231.).

    9/10/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/9/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2676.).

    9/9/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    9/8/2025Senate

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    9/5/2025Senate

  9. Ordered to third reading.

    8/25/2025Senate

  10. From Consent Calendar.

    8/25/2025Senate

  11. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    8/20/2025Senate

  12. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

    8/19/2025Senate

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/8/2025Senate

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

    6/11/2025Senate

  15. Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and E., U & C.

    6/4/2025Senate

  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    5/28/2025Senate

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1740.)

    5/27/2025House

  18. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    5/22/2025House

  19. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 21).

    5/21/2025House

  20. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    5/14/2025House

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    5/6/2025House

  22. Read second time and amended.

    5/5/2025House

  23. 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 30).

    5/1/2025House

  24. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    4/30/2025House

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

    4/24/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/11/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/12/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    9/5/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    5/5/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/21/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    3/25/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/20/2025

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