CA AB2608

Expands the California Energy Commission's triennial transportation fuels assessment to include evaluation of human rights records of countries from which California imports oil

Requires the assessment to determine how much California oil production would be needed to eliminate imports from countries with negative human rights records

Mandates identification of California regulations that prevent domestic oil production

Amends Public Resources Code Section 25371, which already requires assessments on fuel supply reliability, pricing, refinery operations, and import infrastructure

Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson on February 20, 2026; requires majority vote and fiscal committee review