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STATE NEWS

AB 2618: Public Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment

Signed into law (Chapter 630) ✔ Sept. 27, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 630, Statutes of 2026.

Author: Damon Connolly

From the Legislative Counsel's digest: This bill would prohibit a commissioner of the commission from being employed by an entity subject to regulation by the commission for a period of 2 years after the end of the commissioners term of office.

Votes

DateWhereMotionYes-NoConnollyMcGuire
Aug. 19, 2026Senate FloorAssembly 3rd Reading AB2618 Connolly By McNerney38-0, 2 not voting (passed)-Yes
June 16, 2026Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and CommunicationsDo pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]17-0 (passed)Did not vote-
May 21, 2026Assembly FloorAB 2618 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session68-0, 12 not voting (passed)--
May 13, 2026Assembly Standing Committee on AppropriationsDo pass. To Consent Calendar.15-0 (passed)--
April 8, 2026Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and EnergyDo pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar17-0, 1 not voting (passed)--

A dash means the legislator doesn't sit on that committee.

From CalMatters' Digital Democracy: full text, analyses and who supports and opposes it. Updated Oct. 29, 2026.

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