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AB-2608 • 2026

Energy: transportation fuels assessment.

Energy: transportation fuels assessment.

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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
Patterson
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the impact on California residents who rely on transportation fuels.

Energy: Transportation Fuels Assessment

This law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to include information about human rights records of oil-exporting countries in their future assessments, along with details on California's potential for domestic oil production.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the commission to assess the human rights record of each country from which California imports oil.
  • Includes an evaluation of how much oil California could produce domestically to stop importing oil from countries with negative human rights records.
  • Examines existing laws and regulations that limit domestic oil production in California.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
  • Oil-exporting countries whose records are assessed

Terms To Know

State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
A state agency that works to ensure a reliable supply of affordable and safe energy in California.
Human rights record
The history of how well or poorly a country protects the basic freedoms and rights of its people.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what actions will be taken based on the assessment findings.
  • Does not provide details on how human rights records will be evaluated.
  • Does not mention any funding for implementing these new requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-04-14 California Legislative Information

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

  3. 2026-04-13 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.

  4. 2026-03-16 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

  5. 2026-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  6. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2608, as amended, Patterson.
Energy: transportation fuels assessment.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, beginning January 1, 2024, and every 3 years thereafter, to submit to the Legislature and the Governor an assessment that, among other things, identifies methods to ensure a reliable supply of affordable and safe transportation fuels in California and evaluates California’s future petroleum product and crude oil import needs.
This bill would require that the
next
assessment also assess the human rights record of each country from which California imports oil, the amount of oil production in California that would enable the state to stop importing oil from countries with negative human rights records, and California
laws and
regulations that prevent domestic oil
production.
production, as specified.

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