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AB 2266: Electricity: load-serving entities.
What AB 2266 does, verified September 21, 2026
<blockquote> The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to use a consistent capacity valuation method starting January 1, 2030, when setting resource adequacy and procurement obligations for load-serving entities. It also mandates the PUC to consolidate compliance reporting by January 1, 2030. Additionally, if the Independent System Operator exercises its backstop procurement authority, the bill requires the PUC to explain in an annual report why this action was necessary. Violations of these provisions would be considered a crime under existing law. </blockquote>
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| Sep. 20, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 389, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 20, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 10, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. |
| Aug. 30, 2026 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.). |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
Latest bill textEnrolled version, September 3, 2026 · 602 words
| Enrolled September 03, 2026 |
| Passed IN Senate August 27, 2026 |
| Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2026 |
| Amended IN Senate August 21, 2026 |
| Amended IN Senate August 13, 2026 |
| Amended IN Senate June 22, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly April 13, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2266
| Introduced by Assembly Member Schultz |
February 19, 2026 |
An act to add Section 380.9 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2266, Schultz. Electricity: load-serving entities.
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to set resource adequacy and resource procurement obligations for load-serving entities, which include electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators. Existing law requires various compliance reporting for load-serving entities.
This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2030, to consider a process to consolidate certain plans submitted by load-serving entities into a single procurement plan, and would require the commission, when feasible, to consolidate certain compliance reporting for reliability requirements, as specified. The bill would require the commission, if it determines that the consolidation is not feasible, to set forth its reasons in a specified decision or ruling.
Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Because a violation of a commission action implementing the provisions of the bill would be a crime, the 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.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
It is the intent of the Legislature to improve information and transparency by consolidating compliance reporting requirements to facilitate improved stakeholder participation and regulatory decisionmaking.
Minimize the state’s reliance on backstop procurement mechanisms through continuously improving interagency coordination to position the state for effective participation in a regional energy market.
SEC. 2.
Section 380.9 is added to the Public Utilities Code, immediately following Section 380.5, to read:380.9.
(a) On or before January 1, 2030, the commission shall consider a process to consolidate plans submitted by load-serving entities to the commission pursuant to Sections 399.15 and 454.52 into a single procurement plan. The commission shall, when feasible, consolidate compliance reporting for reliability requirements established pursuant to Sections 380 and 454.52. If the commission determines that consolidation under this subdivision is not feasible, the commission shall set forth its reasons in the decision or ruling addressing load-serving entities' procurement or compliance reporting obligations pursuant to Sections 399.15 and 454.52.(b) Any compliance reporting requirements or template issued by the commission to ensure compliance with Sections 380, 399.15, and 454.52 shall be finalized for a minimum of 30 business days before a compliance report submission by a load-serving entity.
(c) For purposes of this section,
“load-serving entity” has the same meaning as defined in Section 380.
SEC. 3.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.Text of AB 2266 as enrolled, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions