California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 1813 — Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 10, 2026. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on September 30, 2026.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill establishes a renewable energy subscription program for electricity customers.

The legislation creates a program allowing electricity customers to subscribe to renewable energy sources. This aims to enhance access to clean energy options for consumers.

What this means for you
  • Consumers: This means customers will have options to subscribe to renewable energy sources for their electricity.

Summary

Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the California codes: Section 769.3 of the Public Utilities Code.

  • Section 769.3 of the Public Utilities Code

    or owner Ninety establishment of a mechanism pursuant to subdivision (f), requirement load modifying (f). load modifying (f). (C)The information described in this paragraph shall be collected and reported during the first two years of the customer renewable energy subscription program. On or before December 1, 2027, the shall load modifying generators and identify attributes that the Energy Commission would expect a community renewable energy generator to meet in order to be classified as a load modifying resource. The shall ensure, as part of its identification of attributes, that the community renewable energy generator meets at least both of the following criteria: generates generator energy recommend load modifying (f)Ninety days following the completion of the evaluation by the Energy Commission pursuant to subdivision (e), the commission shall, in an existing or new proceeding, establish a mechanism to determine whether community renewable energy generators are load modifying resources consistent with the attributes identified by the Energy Commission. In establishing the mechanism, the commission shall do both of the following:(1)Adopt a prioritization, threshold, or hierarchy of attributes that would be necessary to be met in order to classify a community renewable energy generator as a load modifying resource.(2)Limit the scope of the mechanism solely to the attributes identified by the Energy Commission pursuant to subdivision (e). → (A) Within 180 identification of attributes by the Energy Commission pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (e), requirements (B) As part of adopting or modifying a customer renewable energy subscription program, the commission shall establish a mechanism to determine whether community renewable energy generators are load-modifying resources consistent with the attributes identified by the Energy Commission pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (e). This mechanism shall do both of the following:(i) Include a set of attributes to be met, consistent with the attributes identified by the Energy Commission pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (e), in order to classify community renewable energy generators as load-modifying resources.(ii) Be limited in scope solely to the attributes identified by the Energy Commission pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (e). load-modifying (b). load-modifying (b). (16) Require owners of operational community renewable energy generators to report all of the following to the commission and the Energy Commission on a quarterly basis:(A) Hourly megawatt hours generated.(B) Charging and discharging information.(C) Hourly megawatt hours of participant usage.(D) Community renewable energy generator status.(E) Generating capacity of each community renewable energy generator component.(F) Other information as determined by the commission or Energy Commission. The shall, in a public process that includes opportunity for public comment, load-modifying generators. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, an evaluation of whether the location of the subscribers, in relation to the location of the community renewable energy generator, has a material bearing on the facility’s ability to act as a load-modifying resource. If the evaluation in paragraph (1) finds that community renewable energy generators have load-modifying potential, the shall, on or before December 1, 2027, in a public process with the opportunity for public comment, identify attributes that the Energy Commission would expect a community renewable energy generator to meet in order to be classified by the commission as a load-modifying resource pursuant to this section. The attributes shall include at least both of the following criteria: dispatches generators determine load-modifying

    amended

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 12. Page 6964.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 16).

  13. Referred to Com. on E., U & C.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 8. Page 5258.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (May 14).

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  22. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.

  25. Referred to Com. on U. & E.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Irwin

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB1813 Ward et al. By Caballero

Passed 30 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 30000
Republican 01000
Total 301000
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
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 Yea
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 11002
Republican 0202
Total 11204
% of votes cast 65%12%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Arreguín, Jesse Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
McNerney, Jerry Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Richardson, Laura Democratic Not Voting
Rubio, Susan Democratic Not Voting
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

AB 1813 Ward Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 8 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 481010
Republican 27011
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 518021
% of votes cast 64%10%0%26%
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Caloza, Jessica Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Elhawary, Sade Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Ransom, Rhodesia Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste Democratic Not Voting
Rodriguez, Michelle Democratic Yea
Rogers, Chris Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Schultz, Nick Democratic Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae Democratic Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Not Voting
Stefani, Catherine Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Nay
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Not Voting
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Castillo, Leticia Republican Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting
DeMaio, Carl Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Not Voting
Ellis, Stan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Gonzalez, Jeff Republican Nay
Hadwick, Heather Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting
Macedo, Alexandra Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Not Voting
Tangipa, David J. Republican Nay
Wallis, Greg Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 10001
Republican 0202
Total 10203
% of votes cast 67%13%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Caloza, Jessica Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
González, Mark Democratic Yea
Krell, Maggy Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae Democratic Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Not Voting
Ta, Tri Republican Not Voting
Tangipa, David J. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 12001
Republican 0005
Total 12006
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting
Ta, Tri Republican Not Voting
Wallis, Greg Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1813 do?
Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.
Who sponsors AB 1813?
AB 1813 is sponsored by Irwin and Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1813?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 10, 2026. It awaits signature.
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