Assembly clears ACA 9 to add affordability to CPUC mandate, delays implementation of AB 692 and advances dozens of bills
May 18, 2026 | California State Assembly, House, Legislative, California
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The California State Assembly on May 7 advanced a slate of legislative measures, including a constitutional amendment to change the Public Utilities Commission's mandate and several bills on the third‑reading calendar.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9 (ACA 9), presented by Assemblymember Berner, would add affordability as a required consideration in CPUC rate‑making, remove telecommunications from the CPUC’s portfolio and create an office of broadband. The clerk recorded 55 yes and 1 no; ACAs require 54 votes and the measure was adopted.
The Assembly also approved AB 1697 (a one‑year delay of AB 692's implementation) after a roll call tally of 54 yes and 4 no. Assemblymember Culra presented the bill as a response to concerns about collective bargaining agreements and to allow additional implementation time.
Other third‑reading items carried include AB 2322 (a statewide standardized definition for certain sites under municipal stormwater permits), which passed 42 yes, 14 no, and AB 1653 (an education bill introduced for/by a student) which passed unanimously on the recorded roll indicated in the transcript (62 yes, 0 no). The floor took dozens of additional pass‑and‑retain actions and unanimous or recorded voice votes on a range of measures spanning public contracts, health, transportation and school accountability.
Assemblymember Baines presented AB 2274, described in floor remarks as the 'Scrivener Act', intended to restrict certain diversion agreements and to require timely charging in some criminal cases involving elected officials; the item passed on its floor roll call as recorded in the transcript.
Floor scheduling and committee meeting announcements followed; the Assembly adjourned to reconvene for its next floor session on May 21 at 9 a.m.
This summary lists measures and tallies as recorded on the Assembly floor transcript and does not reflect amendments or actions taken outside the floor session.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9 (ACA 9), presented by Assemblymember Berner, would add affordability as a required consideration in CPUC rate‑making, remove telecommunications from the CPUC’s portfolio and create an office of broadband. The clerk recorded 55 yes and 1 no; ACAs require 54 votes and the measure was adopted.
The Assembly also approved AB 1697 (a one‑year delay of AB 692's implementation) after a roll call tally of 54 yes and 4 no. Assemblymember Culra presented the bill as a response to concerns about collective bargaining agreements and to allow additional implementation time.
Other third‑reading items carried include AB 2322 (a statewide standardized definition for certain sites under municipal stormwater permits), which passed 42 yes, 14 no, and AB 1653 (an education bill introduced for/by a student) which passed unanimously on the recorded roll indicated in the transcript (62 yes, 0 no). The floor took dozens of additional pass‑and‑retain actions and unanimous or recorded voice votes on a range of measures spanning public contracts, health, transportation and school accountability.
Assemblymember Baines presented AB 2274, described in floor remarks as the 'Scrivener Act', intended to restrict certain diversion agreements and to require timely charging in some criminal cases involving elected officials; the item passed on its floor roll call as recorded in the transcript.
Floor scheduling and committee meeting announcements followed; the Assembly adjourned to reconvene for its next floor session on May 21 at 9 a.m.
This summary lists measures and tallies as recorded on the Assembly floor transcript and does not reflect amendments or actions taken outside the floor session.
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