California AB2505: Electrical corporations: hydrogen refueling stations.

What the bill says

An act to add and repeal Section 740.26 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy. energy Electrical corporations: hydrogen refueling stations. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to add and repeal Section 740.26 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy. energy Electrical corporations: hydrogen refueling stations. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires each electrical corporation to file an advice letter for, and requires the commission to approve, a new tariff or rule that authorizes each electrical corporation to design and deploy all electrical distribution infrastructure on the utility side of the customer’s meter for all customers installing separately metered infrastructure to support electric vehicle charging stations, other than those in single-family residences. This bill would require each electrical corporation, on or before April 1, 2027, to file an advice letter for, and require the commission, on or before September 1, 2027, to approve, a new or modified tariff or rule that authorizes the electrical corporation to design, construct, own, operate, and maintain all electrical distribution and service facilities located on the utility side of a customer’s meter that are necessary to provide separately metered electrical service to hydrogen refueling stations, including hydrogen refueling stations located on premises that already receive electrical service for other uses. …

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Sponsors

• Juan Carrillo (D, AD39) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 946, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 3, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 26, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6649.).
5. August 26, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
6. August 26, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 26, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
8. August 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 13, 2026: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
10. August 3, 2026: In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Votes

• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2505 Carrillo By Archuleta (August 26, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2505 Carrillo Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 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 24, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2505 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2505?

AB2505 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Electrical corporations: hydrogen refueling stations.

What does AB2505 do?

In its own words: An act to add and repeal Section 740.26 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy. energy Electrical corporations: hydrogen refueling stations. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable…

What is the status of AB2505?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 946, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2505?

Juan Carrillo (D, AD39).

Where is the official record for AB2505?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2505