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Home/Bills/AB 1173California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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AB 1173: Public Utilities Commission: organization.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified February 3, 2026

What AB 1173 does, verified February 3, 2026

The bill aims to amend the Public Utilities Code to enhance the organization and ethics of the Public Utilities Commission. The commission must establish an online portal or email address to report ethics concerns by July 1, 2026. Staff members employed by the commission are prohibited from working on proceedings for which they were previously involved in as a staff member or sponsored testimony before their employment.

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
2In CommitteeCurrent
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2026-02-02)Alert me
Recent actions13 total · showing 5
Feb. 02, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Jan. 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
May. 23, 2025In committee: Held under submission.
May. 14, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 06, 2025Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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