CaliforniaGas utilities would report yearly on local gas system replacements and upgrades
California gas utilities would report yearly on local gas delivery system replacement and upgrade costs, while regulators would consider how to spread those costs over time.
What it does
Gas utilities would file yearly reports on spending and progress for local gas delivery system replacements and upgrades. They would flag significant forecast changes and risks for remaining customers.
Regulators would consider a plan to spread local gas delivery system costs over time as gas use changes, aiming to limit future customers' costs. If developed, they could use it to review replacement and upgrade costs.
Argument forYearly reports could help regulators spot local gas delivery system replacements and upgrades that may leave fewer customers covering costs if gas use falls.
Argument againstGas utilities could face more reporting work tracking local gas delivery system replacements and upgrades, significant forecast changes, and alternatives to pipelines.
More detail
Each gas utility would report yearly on local gas delivery system replacement and upgrade spending. Reports would cover spending during each utility's major rate review cycle. Reports would list planned costs, project status, remaining costs, significant forecast changes, risks for remaining customers, and alternatives to pipelines considered or used. Project status and alternatives would cover the time since the utility's last major rate decision.
State regulators would consider a plan for spreading local gas delivery system costs over time. It would cover local gas delivery equipment and its replacement and upgrade projects. The plan would reflect reasonably expected changes in gas use and aim to limit future customers' costs for equipment no longer needed. If developed, regulators could use it to review how utilities recover replacement and upgrade costs. Regulators would consider it in their long-term gas planning case or a later case that replaces it.
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- Introduced
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- Passed Assembly
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1026, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 8Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 30Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB1359 Stern Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 27In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 47. Noes 20. Page 6622.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded SB 1359 Stern Senate Third Reading By Berman. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 21Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 21Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
- Aug 6Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 5From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (August 5).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 29Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (June 24).Major
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 15From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.Major
- Jun 4Referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- May 27In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 27Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 4484.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4274.) (May 14).Major
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- May 4May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Set for hearing May 4.
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4. Page 3974.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 13From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.Major
- Apr 8Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.Minor
- Mar 25From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Mar 4Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 23Read first time.Minor
- Feb 23From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
- Feb 20Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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