AB 368 is sponsored by Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), and Schultz, Nick (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 D cosponsors

AB 368 — Energy: building standards: passive house standards.

Last action October 01, 2025 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 145, Statutes of 2025.

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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 03, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

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Current position in the legislative process.
3 sponsors

1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, lighting, insulation, climate control system, and other building design and construction standards, and energy and water conservation design standards, for new residential and new nonresidential buildings to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, as specified. This bill would require the commission to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of passive house energy efficiency standards by California climate zone, using commission-adopted metrics such as long-term system cost. The bill would require the commission to evaluate the use of the 2 passive house energy models currently required for passive house certification in its analysis and the cost-effectiveness of passive house construction compared to existing construction, as specified. The bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature documenting its findings and recommendations.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/01/25 - Chaptered Current pdf October 01, 2025
Enrolled 09/11/25 - Enrolled pdf September 11, 2025
Amended 08/29/25 - Amended Senate pdf August 29, 2025
Amended 07/10/25 - Amended Senate pdf July 10, 2025
Amended 04/07/25 - Amended Assembly pdf April 07, 2025
Introduced 02/03/25 - Introduced pdf February 03, 2025
AB368 View text html

Action History

October 01, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 145, Statutes of 2025.
October 01, 2025
Approved by the Governor.
September 16, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
September 09, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3104.).
September 08, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
September 08, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2616.).
September 02, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 29, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
August 29, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
August 18, 2025
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
July 10, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
July 09, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7).
June 11, 2025
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
June 03, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
June 02, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1822.)
May 27, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 23, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
May 07, 2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
April 22, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 08, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
April 07, 2025
Read second time and amended.
April 03, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 2).
March 13, 2025
Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.
February 04, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
February 03, 2025
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Ward, Christopher M. Democratic

Co-sponsors (2)

Boerner, Tasha Democratic
Schultz, Nick Democratic

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 368 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 09, 2025

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	59	0	0	0
Republican	19	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	79	0	0	1
% of votes cast	99%	0%	0%	1%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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3rd Reading AB368 Ward et al. By Becker

September 08, 2025

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	29	0	0	1
Republican	10	0	0	0
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

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Do pass as amended

August 29, 2025

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

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Placed on suspense file

August 18, 2025

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

July 07, 2025

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	13	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	1
Total	16	0	0	1
% of votes cast	94%	0%	0%	6%

How each member voted (17)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Not Voting
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea

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AB 368 Ward Assembly Third Reading

June 02, 2025

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	59	0	0	0
Republican	19	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	79	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

May 23, 2025

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	1
Total	14	0	0	1
% of votes cast	93%	0%	0%	7%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Not Voting
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

April 21, 2025

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	4	0	0	0
Democratic	10	0	0	0
Total	14	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (14)

Member	Party	Vote
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

April 02, 2025

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	5	0	0	0
Democratic	13	0	0	0
Total	18	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (18)

Member	Party	Vote
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 368 do?: Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, lighting, insulation, climate control system, and other building design and construction standards, and energy and water conservation design standards, for new residential and new nonresidential buildings to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, as specified. This bill would require the commission to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of passive house energy efficiency standards by California climate zone, using commission-adopted metrics such as long-term system cost. The bill would require the commission to evaluate the use of the 2 passive house energy models currently required for passive house certification in its analysis and the cost-effectiveness of passive house construction compared to existing construction, as specified. The bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature documenting its findings and recommendations.
Who sponsors AB 368?: AB 368 is sponsored by Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), and Schultz, Nick (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 368?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 03, 2025. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 368
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 03, 2025
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Ward, Christopher M.

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