California AB2313: Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives.

What the bill says

An act to add and repeal Section 785.3 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy. energy Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to add and repeal Section 785.3 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy. energy Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law requires, until January 1, 2031, gas corporations to submit to the commission an annual map that includes, among other things, the location of all potential gas distribution line replacement projects identified in its distribution integrity management plan and any foreseeable gas distribution pipeline replacements. This bill, the Home Energy Choice Act, would require the commission, in a new or existing proceeding, to solicit proposals for, and require each gas corporation to offer, a Gas Distribution Service Line Replacement Alternatives Program, on or before January 1, 2028, to provide certain residential gas customers served by a gas distribution service line that will be replaced with a monetary incentive to deploy gas distribution service line replacement alternatives, as defined, and cease gas service to avoid the gas distribution service line replacement, as specified. The bill would require the commission to exempt from the program the emergency replacement of a gas distribution service line. The bill would require the commission to annually review the program to determine whether adjustments should be made to program design to increase program participation. The …

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Sponsors

• Berman, Marc (D, AD23) · primary sponsor
• Jacqui Irwin (D, AD42)
• Al Muratsuchi (D, AD66)
• Henry Stern (D, SD27)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 934, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 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 42. Noes 20. Page 6801.).
5. August 28, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 42. Noes 20.).
6. August 27, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 27, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 9.).
8. August 17, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 13, 2026: Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
10. August 13, 2026: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

Votes

• AB 2313 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 28, 2026): 42 yea, 20 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2313 Berman et al. By Ashby (August 27, 2026): 28 yea, 9 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2313 Berman Assembly Third Reading (May 28, 2026): 42 yea, 21 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2313?

AB2313 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives.

What does AB2313 do?

In its own words: An act to add and repeal Section 785.3 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy. energy Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations…

What is the status of AB2313?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 934, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2313?

Berman, Marc (D, AD23), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB2313?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2313