AB458Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions governing energy. (BDR 58-228)
Introduced by Howard Watts, District 15
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to energy; authorizing the users of a solar-powered affordable housing system to participate in net metering; exempting the owner or operator of a solar-powered affordable housing system from certain provisions of law; requiring the owner or landlord of a qualified multifamily affordable housing property to notify residents and new tenants of certain information relating to a solar-powered affordable housing system; making certain provisions governing public works applicable to contracts for construction work related to certain solar-powered affordable housing systems; establishing requirements for a tariff or contract relating to a solar-powered affordable housing system; revising provisions governing the administration of net metering; revising provisions relating to an expanded solar access program which certain electric utilities are required to offer; revising certain contractual requirements for an agreement for the purchase or lease of a solar-powered affordable housing system; imposing various requirements and restrictions on a contractor who performs work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity on a qualified multifamily affordable housing property; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 254.
June 6, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 23, 2025
13
Yes
7
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | No |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | No |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 321.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 6.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 686.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 686 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 254.
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