Independent System Operator: independent regional organization.
(1) Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) as a nonprofit public benefit corporation and requires the ISO to ensure efficient use and reliable operation of the electrical transmission grid consistent with achieving planning and operating reserve criteria no less stringent than those established by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and the North American Electric Reliability Council. Existing law, the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, provides for the transformation of the ISO into a regional organization, with the approval of the Legislature, pursuant to a specified process. That process provides that modifications to the ISO's governance structure, through changes to its bylaws or other corporate governance documents, will not become effective until the ISO, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , the State Air Resources Board (state board) , the Governor, and the Legislature take specified actions on or before January 1, 2019.
California AB 825 (20252026) — Independent System Operator: independent regional organization.
(1) Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) as a nonprofit public benefit corporation and requires the ISO to ensure efficient use and reliable operation of the electrical transmission grid consistent with achieving planning and operating reserve criteria no less stringent than those established by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and the North American Electric Reliability Council. Existing law, the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, provides for the transformation of the ISO into a regional organization, with the approval of the Legislature, pursuant to a specified process. That process provides that modifications to the ISO's governance structure, through changes to its bylaws or other corporate governance documents, will not become effective until the ISO, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , the State Air Resources Board (state board) , the Governor, and the Legislature take specified actions on or before January 1, 2019.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] — 8–3 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 825 Petrie-Norris Assembly Third Reading — 57–5 (pass) · lower
2nd Reading AB825 Petrie-Norris et al. By Becker — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 12–0 (pass) · upper
AB 825 PETRIE-NORRIS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 74–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Petrie-Norris — primary (person)
Becker — author (person)
Rivas — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-03-03 Referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2025-04-21 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
2025-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2025-04-23 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-05-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-14 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2025-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-29 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1789.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-29 Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2025-06-02 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
2025-06-03 Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2025-06-03 Coauthors revised.
2025-06-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 3). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 5. Page 2106.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-09 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-18 Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and B. P. & E.D. referral-committee
2025-07-09 Withdrawn from committee.
2025-07-09 Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and E., U & C. referral-committee
2025-07-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (July 15). 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 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2