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CaliforniaAB 14102025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Public utilities: service outages and updates: alerts.

Sponsored By: Robert Garcia (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Phased rollout for local public electric alerts

If your local publicly owned electric utility lacks the needed system, it must act in steps. By March 1, 2026, it creates procedures to maximize automatic enrollment. By March 1, 2028, it makes a system upgrade plan. If the board finds the plan cost-effective, the utility must implement it at the next significant planned upgrade or by March 1, 2030, whichever comes first.

Automatic outage alerts from your utility

By March 1, 2026, your electric, gas, and water utility automatically enrolls you to get outage and status alerts. You can opt out of nonessential alerts, but required or emergency notices still go through. Each year, your bill shows how to update your contact preferences. You can update on the utility website, and by phone if the utility can offer it. Local public electric utilities that lack the needed system follow a phased timeline.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Robert Garcia

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 245 • No: 0

House vote • 9/10/2025

Item 223 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 79 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/9/2025

Item 309 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 40 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/1/2025

Vote in CS71

Yes: 17 • No: 0

House vote • 5/27/2025

Item 491 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 76 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/21/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 15 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/23/2025

Vote in CX23

Yes: 18 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 396, Statutes of 2025.

    10/6/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/6/2025legislature

  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 3204.).

    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 2737.).

    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. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    8/26/2025Senate

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    8/25/2025Senate

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    8/13/2025Senate

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/3/2025Senate

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1).

    7/2/2025Senate

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

    6/17/2025Senate

  15. Referred to Com. on 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 1738.)

    5/27/2025House

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/22/2025House

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

    5/21/2025House

  20. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    5/14/2025House

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/24/2025House

  22. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

    4/8/2025House

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.

    4/7/2025House

  24. Referred to Com. on U. & E.

    3/13/2025House

  25. Read first time.

    2/24/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/6/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/12/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    9/5/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    7/3/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    6/17/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/7/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/21/2025

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