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Home/Bills/AB 2396California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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AB 2396: Community choice aggregators: eligible transmission projects.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified May 16, 2026

What AB 2396 does, verified May 16, 2026

<p>The bill allows community choice aggregators to sponsor, develop, finance, construct, operate, lease, purchase, and own eligible transmission projects, regardless of whether the electrical lines serve their customers directly. It also mandates that violations of Public Utilities Commission orders related to these provisions are considered criminal offenses.</p>

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me
Recent actions10 total · showing 5
May. 14, 2026In committee: Held under submission.
May. 06, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Apr. 14, 2026Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 13, 2026Read second time and amended.
Apr. 09, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).
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