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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2589: Public utilities: rates: changes to federal law.

Enacted 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 2589 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public utilities: rates: changes to federal law. Primary sponsor: Jacqui Irwin (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (September 27, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 625, Statutes of 2026.

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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. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires the commission to evaluate the full effect of the enactment of federal House Resolution 1 (Public Law 115-97) on the expenses and tax liabilities incurred by certain public utilities for the payment of federal taxes, and, if the commission determines that the projected expenses and tax liabilities for federal taxes that the commission has authorized in the rates for a public utility are materially affected by its enactment, to adjust the rates of the public utility to reflect the changes in projected expenses and tax liabilities in light of the changes in federal law.

This bill would require the commission to evaluate the full effect of all federal legislation that becomes law, including the recent federal House Resolution 1 (Public Law 119-21), on the expenses and tax liabilities incurred by those public utilities for the payment of federal taxes and, if the commission determines that the projected expenses and tax liabilities for federal taxes that the commission has authorized in the rates for a public utility are materially affected by the enactment, to adjust the rates of the public utility to reflect the changes in projected expenses and tax liabilities in light of the changes in federal law, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jacqui IrwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly42
John HarabedianCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly41

“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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 625, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6588.).
  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 24).
  12. Referred to Com. on E., U & C.

Sources

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