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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 443: Energy Commission: integrated energy policy report: curtailed solar and wind generation: hydrogen production.

Passed one chamber 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 443 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Energy Commission: integrated energy policy report: curtailed solar and wind generation: hydrogen production. Primary sponsor: Steve Bennett (D). Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): In committee: Held under submission.

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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 requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, beginning November 1, 2003, and biennially thereafter, to adopt an integrated energy policy report that contains an overview of major energy trends and issues facing the state, presents policy recommendations based on an in-depth and integrated analysis of the most current and pressing energy issues facing the state, and includes an assessment and forecast of system reliability and the need for resource additions, efficiency, and conservation, as specified. Existing law also requires the commission, beginning November 1, 2004, and biennially thereafter, to prepare an energy policy review to update analyses from the integrated energy policy report or to raise energy issues that have emerged since the release of the integrated energy policy report, as specified.

This bill would require the commission, as part of the 2027 edition of the integrated energy policy report, to include an assessment of the potential for using curtailed solar and wind generation to produce hydrogen, as provided. The bill would define curtailed solar and wind generation for this purpose and require the assessment to do specified things, including to provide an estimate of how much hydrogen could feasibly and reliably be produced using energy from curtailed solar and wind generation. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2029.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve BennettPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly38

“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: Held under submission.
  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
  5. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1829.)
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
  9. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
  12. Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.

Sources

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