CaliforniaPublic Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment.
What it does
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities, and provides for the composition and appointment of the commission. Existing law prohibits an executive of a public utility from serving as a commissioner within 2 years after leaving the employment of the public utility.
More detail
This bill would prohibit a commissioner of the commission from being employed by an entity subject to regulation by the commission for a period of 2 years after the end of the commissioner's term of office.
Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Because the provisions of the bill would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 630, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 25Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 19In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2618 Connolly By McNerney. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 19Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5545.).Passed Senate
- Jun 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 29From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jun 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3Referred to Com. on E., U & C.Minor
- May 21In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2618 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 21Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 5230.)Passed Assembly
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- May 13From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 13Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 9From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 8).Major
- Apr 8
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Mar 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 16Referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced