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S08512Introduced in the Senate

Defines "portable solar generation device"; exempts portable solar generation devices from interconnection or net metering requirements; requires the state energy conservation construction code to allow for portable solar generation devices to be connected to a building's wiring through an electrical outlet.

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Introduced by Liz Krueger, District 28

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Defines "portable solar generation device"; exempts portable solar generation devices from interconnection or net metering requirements; requires the state energy conservation construction code to allow for portable solar generation devices to be connected to a building's wiring through an electrical outlet.

Where it stands

SUBSTITUTED BY A9111C

May 28, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage · May 28, 2026

59

Yes

1

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

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

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Anthony Palumbo1Yes
Mario Mattera2Yes
Dean Murray3Yes
Monica Martinez4Yes
Steven Rhoads5Yes
Siela Bynoe6Yes
Jack Martins7Yes
Alexis Weik8Yes
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick9Yes
James Sanders10Yes

Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO RULES

  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES

  3. PRINT NUMBER 8512A

  4. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  5. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  6. PRINT NUMBER 8512B

  7. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.698

  9. PASSED SENATE

  10. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  11. referred to energy

  12. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

  13. returned to senate

  14. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

  15. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8512C

  16. SUBSTITUTED BY A9111C

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