California SB868: Electricity: portable solar generation devices.

What the bill says

An act to add Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 8530) to Division 4.1 of, and to repeal Section 8531 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. electricity Electricity: portable solar generation devices. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to add Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 8530) to Division 4.1 of, and to repeal Section 8531 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. electricity Electricity: portable solar generation devices. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. This bill would, until January 1, 2030, exempt a portable solar generation device, as defined, from all interconnection requirements imposed by state law, the commission, electrical corporation rules, or local publicly owned electric utility rules, as specified. The bill would, until January 1, 2030, prohibit an electrical corporation or a local publicly owned electric utility from requiring a customer using a portable solar generation device to take specified actions, including, among other things, paying any fee or charge related to the device or the electricity the device feeds into a building’s electrical system. The bill would, until January 1, 2030, authorize an electrical corporation or a local publicly owned electric utility to require a customer using a portable solar generation device to notify the electrical corporation or local publicly owned electric utility, using a simple online registration form, of the address, make, model, and size of the portable solar generation device, as provided. Beginning January 1, 2030, …

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Sponsors

• Scott Wiener (D, SD11) · primary sponsor
• Nick Schultz (D, AD44)
• Josh Becker (D, SD13)
• Damon Connolly (D, AD12)
• Ward, Christopher (D, AD78)
• Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07)
• Jerry McNerney (D, SD05)
• Tasha Boerner (D, AD77)
• Laurie Davies (R, AD74)
• Jacqui Irwin (D, AD42)
• Ash Kalra (D, AD25)
• Cottie Petrie-Norris (D, AD73)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 985, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 31, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
4. August 26, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 4. Page 5917.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 26, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 4.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 25, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
7. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6499.) Ordered to the Senate.
8. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 20, 2026: Ordered to third reading.
10. August 20, 2026: Read third time and amended.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB868 Wiener et al. Concurrence (August 26, 2026): 36 yea, 4 nay, passed
• SB 868 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Schultz (August 25, 2026): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended. (August 13, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 10, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SB868 Wiener et al. (May 19, 2026): 35 yea, 1 nay, passed
• Do pass (May 14, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB868?

SB868 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Electricity: portable solar generation devices.

What does SB868 do?

In its own words: An act to add Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 8530) to Division 4.1 of, and to repeal Section 8531 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. electricity Electricity: portable solar generation devices. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards…

What is the status of SB868?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 985, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored SB868?

Scott Wiener (D, SD11), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB868?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB868