SB 541

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 20, 2025
  • Passed Senate Jun 03, 2025
  • Passed Assembly Sep 12, 2025
  • Governor

Electricity: load shifting.

Bill Subjects

Electricity Loadshifting

Abstract

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , in consultation with the specified entities, to adopt a biennial integrated energy policy report containing certain information in a specified format. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator, to adopt a goal for load shifting to reduce net peak electrical demand and adjust this target in each biennial integrated energy policy report thereafter. This bill would require the Energy Commission, in consultation with specified entities, to analyze the cost-effectiveness of specific load flexibility programs and other types of load-shifting interventions and identify both the approximate amount of load shifting and the cost-effectiveness of each type of load-shifting intervention in the next update to the biennial integrated energy policy report after January 1, 2027, as provided. The bill would require the Energy Commission, as part of each integrated energy policy report, to estimate each retail supplier's load-shifting potential, giving consideration to certain factors, as specified. The bill would require the Energy Commission, on or before July 1, 2028, and biennially thereafter, to analyze and publish the amount of load shifting that each retail supplier achieved in the prior calendar year.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Oct 03, 2025

Senate

In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Senate

Vetoed by the Governor.

Sep 23, 2025

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

Sep 13, 2025

Senate

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3036.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Senate

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

Sep 12, 2025

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 15. Page 3415.) Ordered to the Senate.

Sep 05, 2025

Assembly

Ordered to third reading.

Assembly

Read third time and amended.

Sep 03, 2025

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Sep 02, 2025

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 29, 2025

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).

Aug 20, 2025

Assembly

August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Jul 17, 2025

Assembly

Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (July 16).

Jul 08, 2025

Assembly

July 9 hearing postponed by committee.

Jun 26, 2025

Assembly

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on U. & E.

Jun 09, 2025

Assembly

Referred to Com. on U. & E.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on U. & E.

Jun 04, 2025

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Jun 03, 2025

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1447.) Ordered to the Assembly.

May 27, 2025

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 23, 2025

Senate

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1203.) (May 23).

May 16, 2025

Senate

Set for hearing May 23.

May 12, 2025

Senate

May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

May 02, 2025

Senate

Set for hearing May 12.

Apr 29, 2025

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 28, 2025

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 4. Page 810.) (April 21).

Apr 10, 2025

Senate

Set for hearing April 21.

Apr 02, 2025

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E., U & C.

Mar 24, 2025

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Mar 05, 2025

Senate

Referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Feb 21, 2025

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

Feb 20, 2025

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB541 HTML
02/20/25 - Introduced PDF
03/24/25 - Amended Senate PDF
04/29/25 - Amended Senate PDF
05/23/25 - Amended Senate PDF
06/26/25 - Amended Assembly PDF
07/17/25 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/02/25 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/05/25 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/17/25 - Enrolled PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/18/25- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications PDF
05/14/25- Senate Appropriations PDF
05/23/25- Senate Appropriations PDF
05/27/25- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
07/15/25- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy PDF
08/18/25- Assembly Appropriations PDF
09/03/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
09/05/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
09/12/25- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
10/08/25- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF

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