School districts: reorganization: state board approval: qualified special taxes.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill adds new rules to the Public Utilities Code that let electric utilities recover undergrounding expenses by issuing recovery bonds and charging customers a non‑bypassable fee until the bonds are paid off. It also prohibits large utilities from counting undergrounding costs in their equity rate base and states that the state will not reimburse local agencies or school districts for any related expenses. The changes are intended to fund undergrounding while keeping the cost burden transparent to ratepayers.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 2115.) · Jun 5, 2025

Hearings

• Education Committee Hearing
  Education · Jun 24, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 29, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 18, 2025
• Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Hearing
  Energy, Utilities and Communications · Jul 15, 2025
• Utilities and Energy Committee Hearing
  Utilities and Energy · Jun 3, 2025

History

1. Sep 10, 2025Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Allen.
2. Aug 29, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
3. Aug 29, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
4. Aug 18, 2025In committee: Referred to suspense file.
5. Jul 16, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6. Jun 18, 2025Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
7. Jun 9, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
8. Jun 5, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 2115.)
9. Jun 4, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. Jun 3, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 3).
11. May 30, 2025Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
12. May 30, 2025Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

The 12 most recent of 27 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Jacqui Irwin (D) · sponsor
• Irwin

Bill text

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