California Assembly Bill 710
Session 20252026
Electricity: dynamic pricing: advanced metering infrastructure.
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Passed Assembly on Jan 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
710
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
AB 710 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
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Summary
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. 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.
This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2028, to require each electrical corporation to offer optional dynamic pricing tariffs, as specified.
This bill would require the commission to require each electrical corporation, and the governing board of each local publicly owned electric utility, on or before January 1, 2028, to analyze the feasibility of deploying advanced metering infrastructure to all customers. Based on that analysis, the bill would require each electrical corporation and the governing board of each local publicly owned electric utility, on or before January 1, 2029, to develop a plan for complete advanced metering infrastructure deployment, where feasible.
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 certain provisions of this bill would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, the 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.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for specified reasons.
02/14/25 - Introduced
February 14, 2025
03/18/25 - Amended Assembly
March 18, 2025
01/07/26 - Amended Assembly
January 7, 2026
03/24/25- Assembly Public Safety
March 24, 2025
01/07/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
January 7, 2026
01/13/26- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy
January 13, 2026
01/21/26- Assembly Appropriations
January 21, 2026
01/23/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
January 23, 2026
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01/27/2026
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
01/26/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 2.)
01/22/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
01/22/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 22).
01/22/2026
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
01/22/2026
Assembly
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
01/15/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
01/08/2026
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
01/07/2026
Assembly
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
01/06/2026
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
01/06/2026
Assembly
From inactive file.
01/05/2026
Assembly
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Irwin.
09/10/2025
Assembly
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Irwin.
09/04/2025
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
09/04/2025
Assembly
Withdrawn from committee.
09/04/2025
Assembly
Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 16. Page 2896.)
04/01/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
03/26/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
03/19/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
03/18/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
03/03/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
02/15/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
02/14/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 15, 2025 6:00:45 AM
Record Updated
Jan 28, 2026 8:33:28 AM