California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 34
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: local publicly owned electric utilities: large hydroelectric generation.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Patterson (Republican)
Cosponsors (2)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Under existing law, the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program requires retail sellers and local publicly owned electric utilities to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources during certain compliance periods up to December 31, 2030. Existing law provides that a local publicly owned electric utility is not required to procure a certain amount of eligible renewable energy resources if, during a year within those compliance periods, the local publicly owned electric utility receives more than 40% of its retail sales from large hydroelectric generation under an ownership agreement or contract in effect as of January 1, 2018. Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to establish appropriate multiyear compliance periods for local publicly owned electric utilities beyond December 31, 2030.
This bill would provide that the provision related to the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources by local publicly owned electric utilities also applies to the compliance periods established by the Energy Commission.
Text versions
- 07/13/26 - Chaptered· Jul 13, 2026
- 06/29/26 - Enrolled· Jun 29, 2026
- 01/05/26 - Amended Assembly· Jan 5, 2026
- 03/13/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 13, 2025
- 12/02/24 - Introduced· Dec 2, 2024
- AB34
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd AB34 Patterson et al. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 8, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 26, 2026 House | AB 34 Patterson Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 16, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 15, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Jul 13, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 67, Statutes of 2026. - Jul 13, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Jul 2, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - Jun 25, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Jun 25, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5014.). - Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jun 22, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jun 10, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 10, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Jun 9, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and E.Q. - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3826.) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jan 22, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22). - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.) - Jan 16, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (January 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jan 16, 2026 · House
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Page 3780.) - Jan 15, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 15). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Coauthors revised. - Jan 5, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. - Jan 5, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. - Jan 5, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. - Mar 17, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. - Mar 13, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. - Dec 3, 2024 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee January 2. - Dec 2, 2024 · House
Read first time. To print.