SB-1245 • 2026

Petroleum : report.

Energy Taxes

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Stern
Last action: 2026-06-10
Official status: June 10 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Effective date: Not listed

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Petroleum : report.

SB 1245, as amended, Stern.

What This Bill Does

SB 1245, as amended, Stern.
Renewable energy resources: electrical transmission and distribution grid.
Petroleum : report.
Existing law establishes the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight in the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to, among other things, provide independent oversight and analysis of the transportation fuels market for the protection of consumers by identifying market design flaws, market power abuses, and any other manner by which market participants act to harm competition or act contrary to the best interests of the consumers in the state.

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Bill History

2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
June 10 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
2026-04-30 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-04-30 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2026-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1245, as amended, Stern.
Renewable energy resources: electrical transmission and distribution grid.
Petroleum : report.
Existing law establishes the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight in the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to, among other things, provide independent oversight and analysis of the transportation fuels market for the protection of consumers by identifying market design flaws, market power abuses, and any other manner by which market participants act to harm competition or act contrary to the best interests of the consumers in the state. Existing law requires the division to report its findings and recommendations to improve market performance, at least annually, to the Legislature, the Governor, the commission, the Attorney General, and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
This bill would make the annual report
due on or before July 1 of each year.
Existing law, the Accelerating Renewable Energy Delivery Act, declares that the Public Utilities Commission, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and the State Air Resources Board have jointly estimated that the state’s installed electric generation may need a threefold increase in capacity to meet state carbon-free electricity policy targets. The act further declares that it is the policy of the state that planning for new transmission facilities consider specified goals, including increasing systemwide reliability and cost efficiency and eliminating transmission constraints that prevent electrical generation resources from delivering to the wider electrical grid, as provided.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to address cost containment, affordability, and the
continued integration of renewable energy resources into the electrical transmission and distribution grid.

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