Transportation electrification: electrical distribution grid upgrades.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law, enacted as part of the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) and the State Air Resources Board, to direct electrical corporations to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread transportation electrification to reduce dependence on petroleum, meet air quality standards, achieve the goals set forth in the Charge Ahead California Initiative, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, working with the state board and the PUC, to prepare, at least once every 2 years, a statewide assessment of the electrical vehicle charging infrastructure needed to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals.
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AB 2700
California AB 2700 (20212022)
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Transportation electrification: electrical distribution grid upgrades.
California AB 2700 (20212022) — Transportation electrification: electrical distribution grid upgrades.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law, enacted as part of the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) and the State Air Resources Board, to direct electrical corporations to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread transportation electrification to reduce dependence on petroleum, meet air quality standards, achieve the goals set forth in the Charge Ahead California Initiative, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, working with the state board and the PUC, to prepare, at least once every 2 years, a statewide assessment of the electrical vehicle charging infrastructure needed to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2700 McCarty Assembly Third Reading — 58–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] — 10–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] — 13–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2700 McCarty Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 60–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2700 McCarty et al. By Allen — 33–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
McCarty — primary (person)
Berman — author (person)
Medina — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-18 Introduced. To print. introduction
2022-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2022-03-10 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2022-03-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-03-22 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2022-03-28 Re-referred to Coms. on U. & E. and TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2022-04-07 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-04-18 Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2022-04-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-26 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 25). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2022-04-27 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-04-28 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2022-05-11 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 1. Page 4947.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-06-08 Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C., E.Q. and TRANS. referral-committee
2022-06-09 Action rescinded whereby the bill was referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2022-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2022-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-07-20 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2022-08-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-02 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-08 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 5230.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-30 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2022-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 2.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-16 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-16 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 354, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d9eb175e-d948-4834-b889-268ac85ac004. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).