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AB-1692 • 2026

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pacheco
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

No specific details about costs, benefits, or impacts on builders or energy users are provided in the official source material.

Energy Conservation Act

AB-1692 makes minor, non-substantive changes to the name of an existing energy conservation law without altering its rules or requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes nonsubstantive changes to the provision naming the act.

Terms To Know

Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act
A law that establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, which has authority to adopt building design and construction standards and energy and water conservation standards for new buildings.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not change how buildings are built or used.
  • It only changes the name of a part of an existing act without changing its rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.

  2. 2026-02-03 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1692, as introduced, Pacheco.
Energy.
The Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and vests the commission with the authority to, among other things, adopt building design and construction standards and energy and water conservation standards for new residential and nonresidential buildings to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, including energy associated with the use of water.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision naming the act.

Current Bill Text

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