AB 1167
Public utilities: inspection of accounts: electrical corporations and gas corporations: rate recovery: political activities and promotional advertising.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
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Bill overview
This bill, the California Ratepayer Protection Act of 2025, aims to prevent electrical and gas corporations from using customer-paid funds for political activities and promotional advertising. It prohibits these utilities from recording expenses related to these activities in accounts that are then recovered from ratepayers. The bill requires clear disclosures about the source of funding for public messages and mandates annual reporting to the Public Utilities Commission, subject to penalties for non-compliance. The goal is to ensure that utility costs are transparent and benefit ratepayers directly.
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