SB 1011: Energy: Utility Infrastructure AI Safety, Oversight, and Workforce Protection Act.

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 jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law requires every public utility to furnish and maintain adequate, efficient, just, and reasonable service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities, as are necessary to promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its customers, its employees, and the public.

This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2028, to adopt standards for an electrical or gas corporation’s use of artificial intelligence models, as provided. The bill would require the commission to direct an electrical or gas corporation to file a plan that demonstrates the corporation’s compliance with those standards. The bill would authorize the commission to prohibit an electrical or gas corporation’s use of an artificial intelligence model if the commission finds that deployment of the artificial intelligence model would negatively impact the provision of safe, affordable, and reliable electrical or gas service.

The bill would require each community choice aggregator and local publicly owned electric utility to adopt a policy regarding its use of an artificial intelligence model that is consistent with the standards.

Under existing law, a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.

Because a violation of a commission action implementing those requirements would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Additionally, by imposing new duties on local publicly owned electric utilities, the 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 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. May 28, 2026Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator McNerney.
2. May 19, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
3. May 18, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
4. May 18, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4261.) (May 14).
5. May 8, 2026Set for hearing May 14.
6. May 4, 2026May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
7. April 24, 2026Set for hearing May 4.
8. April 22, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
9. April 21, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3957.) (April 20).
10. April 14, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 13. Noes 3. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
11. April 10, 2026Set for hearing April 20 in P., D.T., & C.P. pending receipt.
12. April 2, 2026Set for hearing April 13.