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CA SB327
Bill
Status
Engrossed
1/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jerry McNerney
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AI Summary
- Electrical and gas corporations are prohibited from recovering from ratepayers any direct or indirect costs related to opposing municipalization of utility service, including lobbying, participation in city council or county board meetings, and other political influence activities
- The Public Advocate's Office of the Public Utilities Commission gains the same authority as the commission to discover information and review accounts of public utilities
- Utilities must report annually by May 31 on covered business units, including employee names, job titles, compensation, and hours booked to ratepayer-recoverable accounts
- The commission is required to monitor and investigate compliance, and must assess civil penalties for violations based on severity
- Violations of the bill's provisions constitute crimes under the Public Utilities Act, potentially imposing state-mandated local program costs
Legislative Description
Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
Last Action
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
1/27/2026
Committee Referrals
Appropriations1/14/2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications4/2/2025
Rules2/11/2025
Full Bill Text
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