California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2476: Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement.
Status: Chaptered, September 18, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 454.52 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. electricity Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a process for each load-serving entity, as defined, to file an integrated resource plan, adopt a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, and ensure each load-serving entity takes specified actions, as specified…
From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:
An act to amend Section 454.52 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. electricity Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a process for each load-serving entity, as defined, to file an integrated resource plan, adopt a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, and ensure each load-serving entity takes specified actions, as specified. Existing law requires the commission to determine if there is a need for the procurement of eligible energy resources, as described, requires the commission to specify the eligible energy resources that should be procured to meet that need, and authorizes the commission, within 6 months of making that determination, to request the Department of Water Resources to procure those specified resources that meet the portfolio of resources, as specified. Existing law authorizes the department to procure those resources pursuant to that request only before January 1, 2035, as provided. Existing law authorizes the department to procure resources from a pump hydroelectric facility pursuant to these provisions if the pump hydroelectric facility does not exceed 500 megawatts and was directly appropriated funding by the state before January 1, 2023. This bill would eliminate the requirement that a pump hydroelectric facility be directly appropriated funding by the state before January 1, 2023, in order for the …
Sponsors
- Stan Ellis (R, AD32) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 302, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6973.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Votes
- AB 2476 Ellis Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 31, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2476 Ellis By Grove (August 26, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2476 Ellis By Grove (August 17, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 8, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2476 Ellis Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (May 14, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 6, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2476?
- AB2476 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement.
- What does AB2476 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 454.52 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. electricity Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a process for each load-serving entity, as defined, to file an integrated resource plan, adopt a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, and ensure each load-serving entity takes specified actions, as specified…
- What is the status of AB2476?
- Chaptered as of September 18, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 302, Statutes of 2026. (September 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2476?
- Stan Ellis (R, AD32).
- Where is the official record for AB2476?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2476
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