California AB2543: Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 8570.7 to the Government Code, relating to emergency preparedness. emergency preparedness Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment. Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, generally prescribes duties with regard to various types of emergencies and disasters, including requiring the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state…

From the enrolled text, August 27, 2026:

An act to add Section 8570.7 to the Government Code, relating to emergency preparedness. emergency preparedness Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment. Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, generally prescribes duties with regard to various types of emergencies and disasters, including requiring the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state. Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to include in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan an evaluation of risks from specified causes of a long-term electrical outage and, based on that analysis, requires the plan to identify cost-effective and feasible measures to lessen risks from those hazards, including, hardening the critical infrastructure of electrical utilities. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2028, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, to submit an assessment to the relevant policy committees of the Senate and Assembly that (1) identifies and evaluates emergency types during which Californians’ access to fuel and transportation resources may be limited in a manner that would impact public health and safety, (2) identifies fuel and transportation resources that are important to maintain during each emergency type based on specified factors, and …

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Sponsors

• Rhodesia Ransom (D, AD13) · primary sponsor
• Henry Stern (D, SD27)

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Vetoed by Governor.
2. August 31, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
3. August 25, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6488.).
4. August 24, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
5. August 24, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 2.).
6. August 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
7. August 13, 2026: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 13).
8. August 3, 2026: In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
9. July 2, 2026: Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
10. July 1, 2026: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 30).

Votes

• AB 2543 Ransom Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 25, 2026): 74 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2543 Ransom et al. By Wahab (August 24, 2026): 31 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 5 yea, 1 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): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] (June 23, 2026): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2543?

AB2543 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment.

What does AB2543 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 8570.7 to the Government Code, relating to emergency preparedness. emergency preparedness Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment. Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, generally prescribes duties with regard to various types of emergencies and disasters, including requiring the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state…

What is the status of AB2543?

Vetoed as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2543?

Rhodesia Ransom (D, AD13), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for AB2543?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2543