CA SB24

Prohibits electrical and gas corporations from charging ratepayers for direct or indirect costs of opposing municipalization of utility services, including lobbying, participating in city/county political proceedings, and other political influence activities

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to monitor and investigate compliance with the prohibition on recovering anti-municipalization costs from ratepayers

Grants the Public Advocate's Office of the Public Utilities Commission the same authority as the commission to discover information and review public utility accounts

Defines "political influence activity" broadly to include activities related to legislation, elections, regulations, franchises, and influencing public opinion or government decisions, with specific exceptions for safety communications and commission-approved programs

Specifies that moving expenses from above-the-line (ratepayer-recoverable) to below-the-line accounts does not protect those expenses from disclosure requirements in rate cases or commission proceedings