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AB2606Introduced in the Assembly

Oil and gas: subsurface energy transition research and demonstration projects: California State University, Bakersfield.

FailedAssembly Higher Education

Introduced by Stan Ellis, District 32

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An act to add Article 3.7 (commencing with Section 3191) to Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.

Where it stands

From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

May 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

AssemblyStage: Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education] · April 20, 2026

7

Yes

1

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

14 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Josh Hoover7Yes
Damon Connolly12Absent
Buffy Wicks14Yes
Matt Haney17Absent
Juan Alanis22Yes
Ash Kalra25Absent
Gail Pellerin28Yes
Stan Ellis32Yes
Alexandra Macedo33Yes
Nick Schultz44No

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  3. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and HIGHER ED.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  6. Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4663.)

  7. (Pending re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED.)

  8. In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

  9. From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

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