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AB34Introduced in the Assembly

California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: local publicly owned electric utilities: large hydroelectric generation.

Passed

Introduced by Joe Patterson, District 5

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 399.30 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 67, Statutes of 2026.

July 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Consent Calendar 2nd AB34 Patterson et al · June 25, 2026

36

Yes

0

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Absent
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Absent
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.

  3. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

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

  8. Re-referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  9. Coauthors revised.

  10. 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.

  11. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Page 3780.)

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (January 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3826.)

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and E.Q.

  19. 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.

  20. Withdrawn from committee.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  23. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  24. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5014.).

  25. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  26. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  27. Approved by the Governor.

  28. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 67, Statutes of 2026.

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