SB 1196 California 20252026 session
Small energization projects: electrical service connections.
The Powering Up Californians Act requires the Public Utilities Commission to determine the criteria for timely service for electrical customers to be energized, including, among other things, categories of timely electric service through energization, as specified. The act requires the commission to establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods to ensure that work is completed in a manner that minimizes delay in meeting the date requested by an electrical customer to the greatest extent possible. This bill would require the commission, by September 30, 2027, in a new or existing proceeding, to establish timelines for electrical corporations to respond to and process requests to energize small energization projects, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in establishing the timelines for energization, to require electrical corporations to comply with certain requirements. Under existing law, a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the above-described provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Failed — last recorded action August 6, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Recorded votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
17 yes · 0 no · pass June 24, 2026
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
14 yes · 2 no · pass April 13, 2026
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (August 5).
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 24).
- June 10 hearing postponed by committee.
- Referred to Com. on U. & E.
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 4347.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4268.) (May 14).
- Set for hearing May 14.
- May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Set for hearing May 4.
- Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Withdrawn from committee.
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 14. Noes 2. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
- Set for hearing April 13.
- Re-referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and L. GOV.
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
- Referred to Com. on RLS.
- From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.