AB 2695
Public Utilities Commission: reports.
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Fiscal committee
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Appropriation
No
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Bill overview
This bill changes the reporting requirements for the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Currently, the PUC submits an annual report to the Legislature about how quickly they resolve cases and other information. This bill requires the PUC to now submit a biannual report, providing updates twice a year instead of once.
Key provisions
- The PUC must submit a biannual report to the Legislature.
- The report will detail the PUC’s timeliness in resolving cases.
- The report will include information on the disposition of applications for rehearings.
- The report will list the days commissioners presided over and attended hearings.
Who is affected
- California Legislature
- Public Utilities Commission
Notable changes
- The reporting frequency has been changed from annual to biannual.
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2695
| Introduced by Assembly Member Gallagher |
| February 20, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 910.1 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to the Public Utilities Commission.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2695, as introduced, Gallagher. Public Utilities Commission: reports.
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law requires the commission to annually report to the Legislature on its timeliness in resolving cases, information on the disposition of applications for rehearings, and the days that its commissioners presided in and attended hearings, as provided.
This bill would require the commission to instead biannually make that report.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 910.1 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:
910.1.
(a) The commission shall annually biannually submit a report to the Legislature on the commission’s timeliness in resolving cases, information on the disposition of applications for rehearings, and the days that commissioners presided in and attended hearings. The report shall include the number of scoping memos issued in each proceeding and the number of orders issued extending the statutory deadlines pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 1701.2, for all adjudication cases, and pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1701.5, for all ratesetting or quasi-legislative cases.
(b) For reporting on commissioner attendance at hearings, the report shall include reporting based on attendance at all types of hearings, including by all of the following:
(1) Hearing type, including, but not limited to, prehearing conferences, evidentiary hearings, public participation hearings, and workshops.
(2) Proceeding type, including quasi-legislative, an adjudication, a rate-setting, or a catastrophic wildfire proceeding.
(3) Industry type, including electric, electrical, gas, water, telecommunications, or transportation.