AB 1404: Electrical corporations: connections: affordable housing projects.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission to enforce the rules governing the extension of service by a gas or electrical corporation to new residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial customers.

This bill would require an electrical corporation to connect an affordable housing project, as defined, to the electrical distribution grid within 60 days, except as specified. The bill would require the commission to streamline any necessary review on an affordable housing project that is ready to connect but sitting vacant and that has not been connected by an electrical corporation within the required 60 days. The bill would delay the effective date of a rate increase approved by the commission for the greater of either the amount of time the electrical corporation took, beyond 90 days from receipt of the project building plans, to provide a final contract, or the amount of time the electrical corporation took, beyond the 60 days allowed, to connect the most recently completed affordable housing project within the electrical corporation’s service area. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029.

Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.

Because the above requirements would be a part of the act, and a violation of a commission action implementing the above-described provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. February 2, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. February 2, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
3. January 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
4. January 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
5. April 23, 2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
6. April 23, 2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
7. April 22, 2025Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
8. April 22, 2025Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
9. April 21, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
10. April 21, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
11. April 21, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
12. March 13, 2025Referred to Com. on U. & E.