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SB 1359 is sponsored by Stern, Henry I. (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 1359 — Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.

Last action September 30, 2026 — Approved by the Governor.

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Passed Assembly
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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2026. It awaits signature.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill addresses natural gas rates for consumers.

The bill focuses on the regulation of natural gas rates charged to consumers. It aims to implement protections and ensure fair pricing.

What this means for you

Consumers: This means consumers may experience more regulated and potentially fairer natural gas pricing.

Summary

Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/30/26 - Chaptered html September 30, 2026
Enrolled 09/02/26 - Enrolled html September 02, 2026
Amended 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly html August 21, 2026
Amended 06/29/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf June 29, 2026
Amended 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly pdf June 15, 2026
Amended 05/14/26 - Amended Senate pdf May 14, 2026
Amended 04/13/26 - Amended Senate pdf April 13, 2026
Amended 03/25/26 - Amended Senate pdf March 25, 2026
Introduced 02/20/26 - Introduced pdf February 20, 2026
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Action History

September 30, 2026
Approved by the Governor.
September 08, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
August 30, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
August 27, 2026
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
August 26, 2026
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 47. Noes 20. Page 6622.) Ordered to the Senate.
August 21, 2026
Ordered to third reading.
August 21, 2026
Read third time and amended.
August 21, 2026
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
August 06, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 05, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (August 5).
June 29, 2026
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 25, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (June 24).
June 15, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
June 04, 2026
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
May 27, 2026
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 27, 2026
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 4484.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 18, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 14, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
May 14, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4274.) (May 14).
May 08, 2026
Set for hearing May 14.
May 04, 2026
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
April 24, 2026
Set for hearing May 4.
April 22, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4. Page 3974.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 16, 2026
Set for hearing April 21.
April 13, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
April 08, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
March 25, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
March 04, 2026
Referred to Com. on RLS.
February 23, 2026
Read first time.
February 23, 2026
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
February 20, 2026
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 33 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Stern, Henry I. Democratic

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Unfinished Business SB1359 Stern Concurrence

August 30, 2026

Passed 29 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	29	0	0	1
Republican	0	10	0	0
Total	29	10	0	1
% of votes cast	73%	25%	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	Not Voting
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 →

SB 1359 Stern Senate Third Reading By Berman

August 26, 2026

Passed 47 Yea · 20 Nay · 12 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	0	18	0	0
Democratic	43	0	0	11
Unaffiliated	4	2	0	1
Total	47	20	0	12
% of votes cast	59%	25%	0%	15%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Patterson	—	Nay
Ávila Farías	—	Nay
Rivas	—	Yea
Carrillo	—	Not Voting
Fong	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Not Voting
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	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Not Voting
González, Mark	Democratic	Not Voting
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
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Not Voting
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Nay
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Nay
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	2
Republican	0	4	0	0
Total	9	4	0	2
% of votes cast	60%	27%	0%	13%

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Not Voting
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Not Voting
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay

Committee vote — Committee CX25 — Committee vote

August 05, 2026

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	8	0	0	2
Republican	0	4	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	9	4	0	2
% of votes cast	60%	27%	0%	13%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Fong	—	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Not Voting
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Not Voting
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

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

June 24, 2026

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	12	0	0	1
Republican	0	5	0	0
Total	12	5	0	1
% of votes cast	67%	28%	0%	6%

How each member voted (18)

Member	Party	Vote
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Not Voting
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	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	23	4	0	3
Republican	0	9	0	1
Total	23	13	0	4
% of votes cast	58%	33%	0%	10%

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	5	2	0	0
% of votes cast	71%	29%	0%	0%

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

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

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

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

April 21, 2026

Passed 10 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	10	0	0	3
Republican	0	4	0	0
Total	10	4	0	3
% of votes cast	59%	24%	0%	18%

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	Not Voting
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
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1359 do?: Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.
Who sponsors SB 1359?: SB 1359 is sponsored by Stern, Henry I. (Democratic).
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Identifier: SB 1359
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 20, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Stern, Henry I.

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SB 1359 — Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.

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Summary

Bill Text

Action History

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

Not signed on (121)

Votes

Unfinished Business SB1359 Stern Concurrence

SB 1359 Stern Senate Third Reading By Berman

Do pass.

Committee vote — Committee CX25 — Committee vote

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

3rd Reading

Do pass as amended

Placed on suspense file

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

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