California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 1168
Data centers: rate structures.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- McNerney (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Pérez (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable.
This bill would require the commission to assess opportunities for rate structures to ensure data centers pay a reasonable share of their costs associated with transmission and distribution needs, ensure that data centers pay for their proportionate share of load increases and procurements needed to reliably serve their loads while maintaining consistency with the applicable integrated resource planning requirements, and alleviate cost pressures on residential ratepayers.
Text versions
- 09/21/26 - Chaptered· Sep 21, 2026
- 09/01/26 - Enrolled· Sep 1, 2026
- 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly· Jun 15, 2026
- 04/22/26 - Amended Senate· Apr 22, 2026
- 04/06/26 - Amended Senate· Apr 6, 2026
- 02/18/26 - Introduced· Feb 18, 2026
- SB1168
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 Senate | Unfinished Business SB1168 McNerney et al. Concurrence | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 28, 2026 House | SB 1168 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Rogers | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 5, 2026 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 24, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 27, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading SB1168 McNerney et al. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 11, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 13, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 21, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 440, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 21, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 8, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 30, 2026 · Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Aug 28, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - Aug 28, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6775.) Ordered to the Senate. - Aug 13, 2026 · House
Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · House
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Flora. - Aug 6, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. - Aug 5, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5). - Jun 25, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 15, 2026 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. - Jun 4, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on U. & E. - May 27, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4492.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4267.) (May 14). - May 12, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing May 14. - May 11, 2026 · Senate
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. - May 4, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing May 11. - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 13. Noes 4. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing April 13. - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and REV. & TAX. - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21. - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.