2025-2026 Regular SessionCalifornia Legislature

AB526: Energy: in-state geothermal energy generation.

Legislative Summary

An act to add Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 25993) to Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.

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Bill History

2/10/2025
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
2/11/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
State Assembly
3/3/2025
Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.
State Assembly
3/24/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
3/25/2025
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
State Assembly
4/3/2025
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).
State Assembly
4/7/2025
Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
4/8/2025
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
State Assembly
4/10/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
4/21/2025
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
State Assembly
4/22/2025
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.
State Assembly

Roll Call Votes

Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
4/2/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/10/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Appropriations(State Assembly)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Diane Papan
Diane Papan
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text4/10/202525.5 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/7/202539.3 KB
Amended
Bill Text3/24/202532.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/10/202528.7 KB