20250AB__254394AMD INTRODUCED 2026-02-20 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-03-19 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-04-15 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-04-27 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-05-18 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-07-02 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Ransom (Coauthor: Senator Stern) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom COAUTHOR SENATE Stern

An act to add

Section 8570.7 to the Government Code, relating to emergency preparedness. emergency preparedness Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment.

Existing law establishes various duties and responsibilities of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) relating to energy usage in the state, including to carry out research and development into alternative sources of energy, improvements in energy generation, transmission, and siting, fuel substitution, and other topics related to energy supply, demand, public safety, ecology, and conservation that are of particular statewide importance, as provided.</xhtml:p>"?> Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, generally prescribes duties with regard to various types of emergencies and disasters, including requiring the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state.

Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to include in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan an evaluation of risks from specified causes of a long-term electrical outage and, based on that analysis, requires the plan to identify cost-effective and feasible measures to lessen risks from those hazards, including, hardening the critical infrastructure of electrical utilities.

This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2028, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, to submit an assessment to the relevant policy committees of the Senate and Assembly that (1) identifies and evaluates emergency types during which Californians’ access to fuel and transportation resources may be limited in a manner that would impact public health and safety, (2) identifies fuel and transportation resources that are important to maintain during each emergency type based on specified factors, and (3) provides recommendations for actions the state should take in the event of an emergency to ensure that fuel and transportation resources necessary for public health and safety are available during the emergency, as provided.

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations.

Under existing law, the PUC requires, as part of a general order, an electrical corporation to submit an annual report and emergency and disaster preparedness plan to the PUC.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>This bill would require an electrical corporation to consider electric vehicle charging stations in its annual report and emergency and disaster preparedness plan.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>Because certain provisions of this bill would be part of the act and therefore a violation of the bill’s requirements, or a violation of a PUC action implementing its requirements, would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.

Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.</xhtml:p>"?> MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION

Section 8570.7 is added to the Government Code , to read: 8570.7. (

a) On or before July 1, 2028, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, shall submit an assessment to the relevant policy committees of the Senate and Assembly that does all of the following:

(1) Identifies and evaluates the types of emergencies during which Californians’ access to fuel and transportation resources may be limited in a manner that would impact public health and safety during the emergency. The emergency types the Office of Emergency Services shall evaluate include, but are not limited to, a seismic event, a deenergization event, an extreme weather condition, and a wildfire.

(2) Identifies fuel and transportation resources that are important to maintain, and maintain access to, during each emergency type identified pursuant to paragraph (1) based on considerations that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following factors: (

A) Population that is reliant on the fuel and transportation resources. (

B) Geographical location of the fuel and transportation resources. (C)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Number of chargers per station site.</xhtml:p>"?> (D)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Distance to the next station site.</xhtml:p>"?> (

C) Types of fuel and transportation resources used by populations impacted by emergencies, including the rate of electric vehicle adoption in a region prone to emergencies. (

D) Evacuation fuel and transportation resources needed for different types of emergencies. (

E) Safety of accessing the fuel and transportation resources during the emergency. (

F) Whether the population using the fuel and transportation resources can be adequately served by alternative fuel and transportation resources during an emergency. (3)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Develop recommendations on the duration for which energy should be maintained during each emergency type identified pursuant to paragraph (1).</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(4)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Develop recommendations on requirements for operators of station sites identified pursuant to paragraph (2) to ensure operability of those station sites during each emergency type, including the type of backup power to be provided.

For purposes of this paragraph, “backup power” means anything that may be used to provide off-grid energy to direct-current fast-charging stations, including, but not limited to, backup generators.</xhtml:p>"?>

(3) Provides recommendations for actions the state should take in the event of an emergency to ensure that fuel and transportation resources necessary for public health and safety are available during the emergency, including recommendations for any fuel and transportation resources that should be made available to Californians under evacuation orders. (5)<span class="EnSpace"/>Provide opportunity</p>"?> (

b) The Office of Emergency Services shall provide opportunities for public comment and feedback when conducting the activities required pursuant to subdivision (a). (b)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>The Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, shall meet annually to review and update the activities required pursuant to subdivision (a).</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(c)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>(1)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>On or before January 1, 2028, an operator of a direct-current fast-charging station site identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (

a) shall submit an emergency management plan to the Office of Emergency Services that considers options to be used during an emergency, including, but not limited to, a seismic event, deenergization event, extreme weather condition, or wildfire, to maintain operations.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(2)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>The Office of Emergency Services shall review the emergency management plans and consult with the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, as necessary.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(3)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>An operator shall submit an emergency management plan annually and include a report on if, how, and when an identified station site was maintained during an emergency.</xhtml:p>"?> <caml:Num>SEC. 2.</caml:Num><caml:ActionLine action="IS_ADDED" xlink:href="urn:caml:codes:PUC:caml#xpointer(%2Fcaml%3ALawDoc%2Fcaml%3ACode%2F%2Fcaml%3ALawSection%5Bcaml%3ANum%3D'590.5'%5D)" xlink:label="fractionType: LAW_SECTION" xlink:type="locator">Section 590.5 is added to the <caml:DocName>Public Utilities Code</caml:DocName>, to read:</caml:ActionLine><caml:Fragment><caml:LawSection id="id_8727BB15-F86D-427D-9A0A-3A45849FA6CE"><caml:Num>590.5.</caml:Num><caml:LawSectionVersion id="id_CA35EF37-9D7F-4B76-80FE-652BA549D2DE"><caml:Content><xhtml:p>An electrical corporation shall consider electric vehicle charging stations in its annual report and emergency and disaster preparedness plan prepared pursuant to commission General Order No. 166.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:LawSectionVersion></caml:LawSection></caml:Fragment></caml:BillSection><caml:BillSection id="id_20F085E6-A983-4A18-B4E7-A5C174E0D2CD"><caml:Num>SEC. 3.</caml:Num><caml:Content><xhtml:p>No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to

Section of

Article XIII<xhtml:span class="ThinSpace"/>B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of

Section of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of

Section of

Article XIII<xhtml:span class="ThinSpace"/>B of the California Constitution.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:BillSection>"?>