SB 254
Energy.
Became law · by Becker, Wahab, Petrie-Norris · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Senate floor, 2025-09-13: (PASS), 30 ayes, 2 noes, 8 not voting · W/O REF. TO FILE SB254 Becker Urgency Clause
Aye (30): Aisha Wahab D, Angelique Ashby D, Anna Caballero D, Benjamin Allen D, Bob Archuleta D, Caroline Menjivar D, Catherine Blakespear D, Christopher Cabaldon D, Dave Cortese D, Eloise Gómez Reyes D, Henry Stern D, Jerry McNerney D, Jesse Arreguín D, John Laird D, Josh Becker D, Laura Richardson D, Lena Gonzalez D, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas D, Maria Elena Durazo D, Mike McGuire D, Monique Limón D, Sabrina Cervantes D, Sasha Renée Pérez D, Scott Wiener D, Shannon Grove R, Stephen Padilla D, Susan Rubio D, Thomas Umberg D, Timothy Grayson D, Tony Strickland R
No (2): Kelly Seyarto R, Roger Niello R
Not voting (8): Akilah Weber Pierson D, Brian Jones R, Marie Alvarado-Gil R, Megan Dahle R, Melissa Hurtado D, Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh R, Steven Choi R, Suzette Martinez Valladares R
Who lobbied on it
75 lobbyist employers, lobbying firms and others name SB 254 in their reports since 2025 (not their position). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION · CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC. · California Environmental Voters · California State Council of Laborers · GOLDEN STATE CLEAN ENERGY LLC · INDEPENDENT ENERGY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION · INVENERGY, LLC · Intersect Power · MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION · Quanta Services · REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION · ABUNDANCE NETWORK · ALAMEDA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY · AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL · Ava Community Energy Authority · BIOENERGY ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · BURBANK, CITY OF · CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY · CALIFORNIA ENERGY STORAGE ALLIANCE · CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION · CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION · CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION · CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY · CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE · CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE · CLIMATE CENTER, THE · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA · COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO · California Efficiency + Demand Mangement Council · California Environmental Justice Alliance Action, a project of Tides Advocacy · Clean Power Alliance · EARTHJUSTICE · ENERGY ACTION FUND · ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS OF CALIFORNIA, LOCAL 20, IFPTE, AFL-CIO & CLC · ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP · FIRE DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · FRESNO, COUNTY OF · Fluence Energy, Inc. · GUIDEHOUSE INC. · Imperial Irrigation District · Kat Taylor · LARGE-SCALE SOLAR ASSOCIATION (LSA) · LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE · LIBERTY UTILITIES · LS POWER ASSOCIATES, L.P. AND ITS AFFILIATE LS POWER TOMORROW, LLC · LS POWER ASSOCIATES, LP AND ITS AFFILIATE LS POWER TOMORROW, LLC · MERCED, COUNTY OF · MORRO BAY, CITY OF · NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · NET-ZERO CALIFORNIA · NextEra Energy Resources Project Management Inc. · PEARLX INFRASTRUCTURE LLC · PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY · PLAINS MARKETING CA LLC · PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE · POWERTREE SERVICES INC. · PRIMERGY SOLAR · RESOURCES LEGACY FUND · RMV PA3 DEVELOPMENT, LLC · SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT · SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER · SIERRA BUSINESS COUNCIL · SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY · SOLANO, COUNTY OF · SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY · State Senate Victory Fund · THE CALIFORNIA WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION · TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES; THE · UTILITY REFORM NETWORK (TURN); THE · UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 132 · UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 483 · UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 522 · WILDFIRE DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-29 | Sen Energy, Utilities and Communications Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 13 | 2 |
| 2025-05-12 | Sen Appropriations Placed on suspense file | (PASS) | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-05-23 | Sen Appropriations Do pass as amended | (PASS) | 5 | 1 |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate floor Senate 3rd Reading SB254 Becker et al. Urgency Clause | (PASS) | 29 | 10 |
| 2025-07-16 | Asm Utilities and Energy Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] | (PASS) | 11 | 5 |
| 2025-07-17 | Asm Natural Resources Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 9 | 4 |
| 2025-08-29 | Asm Appropriations Do pass. | (PASS) | 9 | 4 |
| 2025-09-12 | Asm Utilities and Energy Do pass. | (PASS) | 16 | 0 |
| 2025-09-13 | Assembly floor SB 254 Becker Third Reading Urgency By Petrie-Norris | (PASS) | 69 | 0 |
| 2025-09-13 | Senate floor W/O REF. TO FILE SB254 Becker Urgency Clause | (PASS) | 30 | 2 |