California AB1945: Municipal utility districts: prepay option: termination of service.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 12823.1 of, and to add Section 12823.2 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to municipal utility districts. municipal utility districts Municipal utility districts: prepay option: termination of service. The Municipal Utility District Act establishes the formation of a municipal utility district for the provision of light, heat, water, or power within the district’s jurisdiction…

From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:

An act to amend Section 12823.1 of, and to add Section 12823.2 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to municipal utility districts. municipal utility districts Municipal utility districts: prepay option: termination of service. The Municipal Utility District Act establishes the formation of a municipal utility district for the provision of light, heat, water, or power within the district’s jurisdiction. The act prohibits a district furnishing light, heat, water, or power from terminating residential service on account of nonpayment of a delinquent account unless the district provides a notice of delinquency and an opportunity to cure, as provided. This bill would authorize districts to offer customers the option of electronically receiving the required notice of delinquency, as specified. The bill would authorize districts furnishing service to fewer than 100,000 customers to offer residential customers a prepay option, as defined, for electrical service if certain conditions are met, including, among other things, that the district provides the customer with information on returning to standard billing and issues automated low-balance alerts to the customer before suspending the customer’s electrical service, as provided. The bill would specify that the requirement to provide a notice of delinquency does not apply to customers participating in the prepay option. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California …

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Sponsors

• Heather Hadwick (R, AD01) · primary sponsor
• Megan Dahle (R, SD01)
• James Gallagher (R)

Latest actions

1. September 18, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 278, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 18, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 8, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
4. August 28, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6779.).
5. August 28, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
6. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
7. August 25, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
8. August 24, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 21, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
10. June 25, 2026: Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

Votes

• AB 1945 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 28, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1945 Hadwick et al. By Niello (August 25, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended (June 23, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1945 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (May 4, 2026): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 22, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy] (April 15, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1945?

AB1945 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Municipal utility districts: prepay option: termination of service.

What does AB1945 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Section 12823.1 of, and to add Section 12823.2 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to municipal utility districts. municipal utility districts Municipal utility districts: prepay option: termination of service. The Municipal Utility District Act establishes the formation of a municipal utility district for the provision of light, heat, water, or power within the district’s jurisdiction…

What is the status of AB1945?

Chaptered as of September 18, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 278, Statutes of 2026. (September 18, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1945?

Heather Hadwick (R, AD01), with 2 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1945?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1945