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type: "Bill"
title: "Energy storage systems."
description: "Existing law authorizes a person proposing an eligible facility, including an energy storage system that is capable of storing 200 megawatthours or more of energy, to file with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) an application for certification for the site and related facility, as provided. Existing law provides that the certification issued by the Energy Commission is in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by a state, local, or regional agency for the use of the site and related facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20252026"
identifier: "SB 283"
citation: "California SB 283 (20252026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energystoragesystems"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laird"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 35
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-10-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a56c5db-dac1-40f4-b917-196dc6208024"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283"
source_hash: "f45f3d085d52244966754289eaffd6aa8f417044c3da4f2c58905b6522248a73"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California SB 283 (20252026) — Energy storage systems.
Existing law authorizes a person proposing an eligible facility, including an energy storage system that is capable of storing 200 megawatthours or more of energy, to file with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) an application for certification for the site and related facility, as provided. Existing law provides that the certification issued by the Energy Commission is in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by a state, local, or regional agency for the use of the site and related facility.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/05/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283&version=20250SB28399INT)
2. **03/20/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283&version=20250SB28398AMD)
3. **04/09/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283&version=20250SB28397AMD)
4. **05/01/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283&version=20250SB28396AMD)
5. **06/27/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283&version=20250SB28395AMD)
6. **07/17/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283&version=20250SB28394AMD)
7. **09/05/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283&version=20250SB28393AMD)
8. **10/06/25 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283&version=20250SB28391CHP)
9. **SB283** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283)
10. **09/12/25 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB283&version=20250SB28392ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — **160** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **150** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **70** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **50** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — **180** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **100** (pass) · lower
- SB 283 Laird Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris — **800** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **380** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB283 Laird et al. Concurrence — **400** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **60** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Laird — primary (person)
- Davies — coauthor (person)
- Petrie-Norris — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-05** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-06** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
- **2025-02-14** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Re-referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and L. GOV. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Set for hearing April 21.
- **2025-04-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 810.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** Set for hearing April 30.
- **2025-04-30** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 968.) (April 30). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-09** Set for hearing May 19.
- **2025-05-19** May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2025-05-20** Set for hearing May 23.
- **2025-05-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1194.) (May 23). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-23** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-05-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1299.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and L. GOV. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-27** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-07-17** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)
- **2025-07-17** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-07-17** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-08-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-08-21** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-09-05** Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
- **2025-09-05** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-09-05** Ordered to third reading.
- **2025-09-09** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3069.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-09-09** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2025-09-10** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2821.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-09-17** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2025-10-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-10-06** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 407, Statutes of 2025. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a56c5db-dac1-40f4-b917-196dc6208024`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).