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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1757: Energy: nuclear facilities.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1757 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Energy: nuclear facilities. Primary sponsor: James Gallagher (R). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Existing law prohibits the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission from certifying a nuclear fission thermal powerplant, except for specified powerplants, and provides that a nuclear fission thermal powerplant, except specified powerplants, is not a permitted land use in California unless certain conditions are met regarding the existence of technology for the construction and operation of nuclear fuel rod processing plants and of demonstrated technology or means for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste, as specified.

This bill would exempt a nuclear microreactor, as defined, from those provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James GallagherPrimary sponsorRepublicanAssembly3
Juan AlanisCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly22
Stan EllisCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly32
Heather HadwickCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly1
Josh HooverCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly7
Alexandra MacedoCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly33

“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. In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
  2. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
  3. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
  4. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and U. & E.
  5. From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
  6. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page