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type: "Bill"
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title: "Solar energy: permits."
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description: "(1) Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state to promote and encourage the use of solar energy systems, as defined, and to limit obstacles to their use. Existing law states that the implementation of consistent statewide standards to achieve timely and cost-effective installation of solar energy systems is not a municipal affair, but is instead a matter of statewide concern. Existing law requires a city or county to administratively approve applications to install solar energy systems through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. Existing law requires a solar energy system for heating water to be certified by the Solar Rating Certification Corporation or another nationally recognized certification agency."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20132014"
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identifier: "AB 2188"
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citation: "California AB 2188 (20132014)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Solar energy: permits."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Muratsuchi"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2014-02-20"
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last_action: "2014-09-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d691cb2-d300-40f2-8731-80a2353da5d3"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188"
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source_hash: "9b34bf7cd8e69d216d5d079ceaf514784b962c4a9bc79b61b68f944282259b59"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 2188 (20132014) — Solar energy: permits.
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(1) Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state to promote and encourage the use of solar energy systems, as defined, and to limit obstacles to their use. Existing law states that the implementation of consistent statewide standards to achieve timely and cost-effective installation of solar energy systems is not a municipal affair, but is instead a matter of statewide concern. Existing law requires a city or county to administratively approve applications to install solar energy systems through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. Existing law requires a solar energy system for heating water to be certified by the Solar Rating Certification Corporation or another nationally recognized certification agency.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/20/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188&version=20130AB218899INT)
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2. **04/21/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188&version=20130AB218898AMD)
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3. **05/05/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188&version=20130AB218897AMD)
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4. **05/08/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188&version=20130AB218896AMD)
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5. **06/18/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188&version=20130AB218895AMD)
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6. **07/01/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188&version=20130AB218894AMD)
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7. **08/14/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188&version=20130AB218893AMD)
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8. **09/21/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188&version=20130AB218891CHP)
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9. **AB2188** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188)
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10. **08/22/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2188&version=20130AB218892ENR)
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## Votes
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- AB 2188 MURATSUCHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **68–3** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–1** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- AB 2188 MURATSUCHI Assembly Third Reading — **58–8** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading AB2188 Muratsuchi By Wolk — **22–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Muratsuchi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-02-20** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2014-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
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- **2014-03-06** Referred to Com. on L. GOV. `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2014-04-22** Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. `referral-committee`
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- **2014-05-01** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2014-05-05** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2014-05-06** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
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- **2014-05-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2014-05-12** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
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- **2014-05-21** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2014-05-22** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2014-05-27** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 8. Page 5163.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2014-05-27** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2014-06-05** Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `referral-committee`
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- **2014-06-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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- **2014-06-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2014-06-30** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2014-07-01** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2014-08-04** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
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- **2014-08-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2014-08-14** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2014-08-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2014-08-20** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 6. Page 4651.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2014-08-20** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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- **2014-08-21** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6285.)
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- **2014-08-21** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 3. Page 6288.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
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- **2014-09-04** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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- **2014-09-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2014-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 521, Statutes of 2014.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d691cb2-d300-40f2-8731-80a2353da5d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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