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Bill Geothermal powerplants and projects: certification and environmental review. Existing law establishes and vests in the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) various responsibilities with respect to developing and implementing the state's energy policies. Existing law authorizes persons proposing specified electrical generation, electrical transmission, hydrogen production, and energy storage projects to apply, on or before June 30, 2029, to the Energy Commission to certify sites and related facilities as environmental leadership development projects, as specified. Existing law makes a site and related facility certified by the Energy Commission subject to streamlining benefits related to CEQA with no further action by the applicant or the Governor. Under existing law, the Energy Commission's certification is in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by any governmental agency and supersedes any applicable statute, ordinance, or regulation, except as specified. us/states/ca California Legislature 20252026 AB 531 California AB 531 (20252026)
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California AB 531 (20252026) — Geothermal powerplants and projects: certification and environmental review.

Existing law establishes and vests in the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) various responsibilities with respect to developing and implementing the state's energy policies. Existing law authorizes persons proposing specified electrical generation, electrical transmission, hydrogen production, and energy storage projects to apply, on or before June 30, 2029, to the Energy Commission to certify sites and related facilities as environmental leadership development projects, as specified. Existing law makes a site and related facility certified by the Energy Commission subject to streamlining benefits related to CEQA with no further action by the applicant or the Governor. Under existing law, the Energy Commission's certification is in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by any governmental agency and supersedes any applicable statute, ordinance, or regulation, except as specified.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. 02/11/25 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 07/07/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 09/05/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 10/06/25 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  5. AB531 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 09/16/25 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 18–0 (pass) · lower
  • AB 531 Rogers Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 69–4 (pass) · lower
  • 3rd Reading AB531 Rogers et al. By Becker — 37–1 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] — 16–0 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass — 6–1 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 14–0 (pass) · lower
  • AB 531 Rogers Assembly Third Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Rogers — primary (person)
  • Papan — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-02-11 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2025-02-12 From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
  • 2025-03-03 Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES. referral-committee
  • 2025-04-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-22 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. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-05-14 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
  • 2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-06-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1835.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-06-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2025-06-11 Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and E.Q. referral-committee
  • 2025-07-03 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2025-07-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
  • 2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-09-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 2888.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  • 2025-09-12 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 4. Page 3433.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-09-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  • 2025-10-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-10-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 372, Statutes of 2025. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/128c9214-4d66-4a57-9a7a-92fd45ecf63c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).

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