The deadline for the Governor to sign or vetoes bills passed on September 30th. The Governor has called an extraordinary session where nine bills were introduced. So far, ABX2-1 and ABX2-9 appear to be active while the other seven may or may not move forward. These are primarily focused on oil and gas and refined fuel supply issues.

This session saw major priorities sidelined, withheld, or amended because of the state of the budget. Overall, there were many issues addressed, including:

-CEQA streamlining or exemption bills;

– continued action on pruning the natural gas distribution system;

-support for hydrogen development;

-streamlining and support for transmission development including the deployment of alternative technologies to increase capacity for existing transmissions;

-several bills addressing tracking and studying utility costs and rates paid by ratepayers.

There were also notable vetoes around virtual net metering for multi-family buildings and schools as well as other dealing with budget or administrative limits.

The full list can be accessed here.