On the agenda: Roseville Law & Regulation Committee Special Meeting — data center (Nov 12)

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Tracy Mendonsa, Chair
Karen Alvord, Committee Member
Michelle Sheidenberger, City Attorney
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk

AGENDA
Law & Regulation Committee Special Meeting
November 12, 2026
9:00 AM
City Council Chambers, 311 Vernon Street
I.

CALL TO ORDER

II.

ROLL CALL

III.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS
V.

REQUESTS/PRESENTATIONS

1.

Minutes of Prior Meeting
Summary: Staff recommends the Law & Regulation Committee members approve the minutes of
the September 3, 2026, Law & Regulation Committee meeting.
CONTACT: Adilia Keller 916-774-5265 [email protected]

2.

State & Federal Priority Legislation - November 2026
Summary: This report provides an update on the conclusion of the 2025–26 State Legislative
Session, highlighting significant legislative outcomes affecting City operations, finances, public
safety, housing, infrastructure, and local control. The report summarizes favorable legislative
outcomes, newly enacted laws requiring City implementation, and emerging policy issues. Staff
will also discuss preparations for the 2027–28 Legislative Session, including updates to the City's
Legislative Platform and priorities for future advocacy.
CONTACT: Rob Baquera 916-746-1170 [email protected]

3.

Environmental Utilities Priority Legislation - November 2026
Summary: Memo from Utility Government Relations Administrator Noelle Mattock and
Environmental Utilities Director Sean Bigley with an informational report on state and federal
activities that staff have been engaged in and legislation that staff has identified as potentially
having a significant impact on City utility customers and the Environmental Utilities Department.
CONTACT: Noelle Mattock 916-774-5504 [email protected]

4.

Electric Department Priority Legislation – November 12, 2026

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Summary: This report provides the Law and Regulation (L&R) Committee with an end-of-year
overview of energy-related legislation and other activities that the Electric Department has been
tracking throughout 2026.
CONTACT: Amber Blixt 916-774-5693 [email protected]
VI. STAFF/COMMISSIONER REPORTS
VII. ADJOURNMENT

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Law & Regulation Committee
Communication
Title:
Contact:

Meeting Date: 11/12/2026
Item #: V.1
File #: 0103-32-01
Item ID: 2026-854

Minutes of Prior Meeting
Adilia Keller 916-774-5265 [email protected]

SUMMARY
Staff recommends the Law & Regulation Committee members approve the minutes of the September 3,
2026, Law & Regulation Committee meeting.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the minutes of the September 3, 2026, Law & Regulation Committee meeting.
BACKGROUND
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT
Not applicable.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Not applicable.
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN/OVERARCHING GOALS

Respectfully Submitted,
Adilia Keller, City Clerk Technician
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS:
1.
Minutes - Law & Regulation Committee Meeting
REVIEWERS:
Yuliana Mora, City Clerk Department

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City of Roseville Law and Regulation Committee Report
Thursday, November 12th
Introduction
The 2025–26 Regular Session concluded with several significant legislative outcomes
affecting local government operations, finances, housing, public safety, infrastructure,
and local control. The Governor completed action on legislation by September 30,
determining which measures will become law and which proposals will not advance.
The final results included several favorable outcomes for cities, including the veto or
defeat of proposals that could have increased pension costs, restricted the use of
emerging technology, limited the recovery of wildfire damages, or redirected local
transportation revenues. At the same time, a number of enacted measures will require City
departments to update procedures, evaluate financial impacts, and prepare for
implementation.
Most non-urgency statutes enacted during the session will take effect January 1, 2027.
Staff is reviewing the measures summarized below to identify necessary changes to City
policies, contracts, permitting processes, technology purchases, public records
procedures, development review, and other operations.
Legislative Calendar
The following dates mark the transition from the completed 2025–26 legislative cycle to the
new two-year session:
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December 7, 2026, at 12 noon: The Legislature convenes the 2027–28 Regular
Session. Legislators may introduce bills, although most substantive legislative work
will begin in January.

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January 1, 2027: Statutes enacted during the 2026 legislative year generally take
effect unless a measure contains a different operative date, is an urgency statute,
or otherwise took effect upon enactment.

The December organizational session will also begin the process of establishing legislative
leadership, committee assignments, and policy priorities for the next two-year cycle. Staff
will monitor new bill introductions and evaluate them against the City’s proposed 2027–28
Legislative Platform.
Major End-of-Session Outcomes
1. Measures That Avoided Significant City Costs or Operational Restrictions

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Several high-priority proposals were vetoed, withdrawn, or otherwise did not become law.
These outcomes avoided potentially significant costs, administrative mandates, or
limitations on local-government authority.
AB 1383 (McKinnor) – Public Employee Retirement Benefits – Vetoed
AB 1383 would have modified provisions of the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act
affecting pensionable compensation and retirement benefits. The measure could have
increased pension obligations for Roseville and other CalPERS agencies. Staff
Comments: The Governor’s veto preserves existing pension reforms and avoids an
additional long-term financial obligation for the City. Similar proposals may return during
the next legislative session.
AB 2656 (Petrie-Norris) – Generative Artificial Intelligence and Employee Organizations
– Vetoed
AB 2656 would have required certain public employers to provide advance notice to
recognized employee organizations before developing, purchasing, or implementing
specified generative artificial-intelligence technology. Staff Comments: The City
recognizes the importance of employee communication when technology affects the
workplace. However, the proposal could have delayed routine technology evaluation and
procurement and created uncertainty regarding the types of software subject to notice
requirements. Artificial intelligence and public-sector labor relations are expected to
remain active legislative issues.
SB 492 (Becker) – Wildfire Utility Liability – Did Not Pass
The original wildfire-liability proposal would have limited the recovery of damages from
utilities whose equipment causes wildfires. The final negotiations did not produce an
agreement, and the measure was not approved. Staff Comments: The outcome preserves
the ability of cities and other public agencies to seek recovery for public infrastructure
damage, emergency response costs, environmental impacts, and other losses caused by
utility-related wildfires. Legislative discussions regarding wildfire liability and utility
financial stability are expected to continue in 2027.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal – Not Enacted
A proposed tax credit of as much as $300 million annually for sustainable aviation fuel
production was not included in the final legislative package. The proposal would have used
revenues that otherwise support local transportation programs. Staff Comments:
Exclusion of the proposal protects funding available for streets, roads, transportation
infrastructure, and related local priorities.
2. New Laws Requiring Citywide Review and Implementation

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Several enacted measures will directly affect City procedures, finances, contracting,
technology purchasing, public records, permitting, and potential legal exposure.
AB 1821 (Pacheco) – California Public Records Act: Business Days – Signed
AB 1821 changes specified California Public Records Act response timelines from
calendar days to business days. Staff Comments: Roseville supported this practical
clarification. The change gives departments and the City Attorney’s Office additional
working time to identify responsive records, coordinate searches across departments,
conduct legal review, and provide accurate responses while maintaining public access to
government records. Staff will update applicable procedures and guidance before the law
takes effect.
SB 1187 (Durazo) – Public Meeting Language Access Requirements – Signed
SB 1187 modifies recently enacted agenda-translation and language-access requirements
applicable to local public meetings. Staff Comments: The changes provide local agencies
greater flexibility in meeting language-access needs while reducing administrative and
financial challenges associated with the earlier requirements. The City Clerk and City
Attorney will review the final law for any required procedural changes.
SB 122 – Sales and Use Tax on Digital Software – Signed
SB 122 expands California’s sales and use tax to qualifying digital products, including
prewritten computer software delivered electronically and software accessed remotely
through subscription arrangements commonly known as Software as a Service. The new
tax provisions become operative January 1, 2027. Staff Comments: This change may
increase the cost of software licenses and subscriptions used throughout the City.
Information Technology, Finance, Purchasing, the City Attorney’s Office, and individual
departments will review existing and pending software agreements to determine potential
tax treatment, budget impacts, renewal timing, invoicing requirements, and whether any
statutory exemptions apply. The measure may also affect Roseville businesses that sell,
license, or purchase qualifying software, creating a potential need for business education
and outreach.
AB 1198 (Haney) – Public Works Prevailing Wages – Signed
Beginning July 1, 2027, AB 1198 will allow updated prevailing-wage determinations to apply
during the life of a public works contract, but only when the contract has an awarded value
of $35 million or more and was awarded after July 1, 2027. Staff Comments: Roseville
initially opposed AB 1198 because earlier versions applied more broadly and could have
introduced significant cost uncertainty across City capital projects. Amendments adopted
before final passage substantially narrowed the measure by establishing a $35 million
contract threshold, delaying implementation until July 1, 2027, and providing a process for
affected awarding agencies and contractors to challenge rate determinations. These

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changes addressed many of the City’s concerns and ensure that projects below the
threshold remain subject to existing prevailing-wage rules. Staff will review the limited
number of future projects that may exceed the threshold and incorporate potential wage
adjustments into project estimates, bid documents, contracts, and contingency planning.
SB 935 (Choi) – Design-Build Project Delivery – Signed
SB 935 expands or clarifies design-build authority for specified public projects. Staff
Comments: The measure may provide additional flexibility for delivering City capital
projects, particularly when combining design and construction responsibilities could
reduce schedules, coordinate project risk, or improve cost certainty. Public Works and
Purchasing will evaluate where the expanded authority may be beneficial.
AB 1786 (Harabedian) – Best-Value Contracting – Signed
AB 1786 authorizes or expands the use of best-value contracting for specified public
projects. Staff Comments: Best-value procurement can allow consideration of
qualifications, experience, technical capability, performance, and price rather than relying
exclusively on the lowest bid. The measure may provide useful flexibility for complex City
projects and should be reviewed alongside Roseville’s existing procurement policies.
3. Housing, Development, and Homelessness
The Legislature continued its emphasis on accelerating housing production, limiting local
development requirements, reducing fees, and expanding ministerial approval processes.
The cumulative effect of these measures will require coordination among Development
Services, Public Works, Environmental Utilities, Finance, and the City Attorney’s Office.
AB 2296 (Papan) – Housing Element Schedule – Signed
AB 2296 requires regional planning entities and councils of governments to provide
jurisdictions with their final Regional Housing Needs Allocation earlier in the housingelement process, ultimately providing cities additional time to prepare housing elements
and obtain state certification. Staff Comments: The additional preparation period is a
practical improvement that may allow more time for local analysis, public participation,
environmental review, and coordination with the Department of Housing and Community
Development. Due to implementation provisions, jurisdictions with housing-element
deadlines in 2027, 2028, or 2029 may not receive the additional time until the following
housing cycle.
AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva) – Townhome Development Approvals – Signed
AB 1751 establishes a ministerial approval process for qualifying townhome projects of
fewer than three stories in specified multifamily residential zones and on certain vacant
single-family residential sites. Staff Comments: The law further limits discretionary local
review of land use, subdivision design, infrastructure, access, neighborhood compatibility,

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and service impacts. It may also allow lower-density projects on sites identified for greater
housing capacity, potentially requiring cities to identify replacement housing sites to
maintain housing-element compliance.
SB 1117 (Cervantes) – Accessory Dwelling Unit Impact Fees – Signed
SB 1117 limits the impact fees that local agencies may impose on as many as two
qualifying accessory dwelling units larger than 750 square feet on a residential property.
Staff Comments: The measure reduces local cost recovery even when larger accessory
dwelling units create demands on infrastructure and public services. Staff should evaluate
the effect on development-impact-fee programs and determine whether procedures,
calculations, or adopted fee schedules need to be revised.
AB 1621 (Wilson) – Post-Entitlement Housing Permits – Signed
AB 1621 applies provisions of the Housing Accountability Act to specified post-entitlement
permits and limits aspects of local plan review and permitting. Staff Comments: The
measure is intended to accelerate housing construction after project approval, but its
restrictions may complicate the review of building plans, engineering details, safety
requirements, and changes discovered during construction.
AB 1457 (Bryan) – General Plan Environmental Justice Element – Signed
AB 1457 expands requirements for identifying and addressing disadvantaged communities
through local general-plan environmental-justice policies. Staff Comments: The City
should evaluate the new requirements in connection with future general-plan and housingelement updates. Implementation may require additional community engagement, data
analysis, mapping, policy development, and coordination among multiple departments.
AB 1924 (Gabriel) – Statewide Homelessness Prevention Strategy – Signed
AB 1924 requires the state to develop and publicly issue a comprehensive homelessnessprevention strategy by July 1, 2027. The strategy must include measurable goals, agency
action plans, accountability measures, and evidence-based model practices that local
governments may use. Staff Comments: The measure represents a policy shift toward
preventing individuals and families from becoming homeless rather than relying primarily
on services after homelessness occurs. The statewide strategy may provide useful
guidance for Roseville’s homelessness response, regional partnerships, funding priorities,
and coordination with Placer County and community-based organizations. Staff should
monitor development of the strategy and evaluate whether future state programs or
funding opportunities are aligned with its recommendations.
4. Community Safety and E-Bike Legislation
The Governor signed a package of bills addressing the classification, marketing, operation,
and safe use of electric bicycles and higher-powered electric vehicles. These measures

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are particularly relevant to Roseville because of continuing concerns regarding unsafe
riding, youth access, use on school campuses and trails, and vehicles marketed as e-bikes
that may legally qualify as motorcycles or motor-driven cycles.
SB 1167 (Blakespear), AB 2346 (Wilson), AB 1569 (Davies), and AB 1614 (Dixon) – E-Bike
Safety Package – Signed
Collectively, these measures strengthen product labeling and advertising requirements,
clarify vehicle classifications, improve consumer disclosures and safety information, and
help distinguish legal electric bicycles from higher-powered vehicles that are subject to
different licensing, equipment, registration, or operating requirements.
Staff Comments: Roseville supported AB 1569 and has been actively monitoring e-bike
safety and enforcement concerns. The new laws may provide additional tools for law
enforcement, schools, parents, retailers, and consumers. Police, Parks, Recreation and
Libraries, Public Works, Public Affairs, and local school partners will review the package
and determine whether updates are needed to enforcement guidance, educational
materials, trail information, school-campus programs, retailer outreach, or community
messaging.
5. Revenue, Economic Development, and Emerging Industries
Several enacted bills affect local revenues, economic-development practices, and
industries with particular relevance to Roseville.
SB 1172 (Hurtado) – Bradley-Burns Tax-Sharing Agreements – Signed
SB 1172 establishes guardrails governing consultant compensation associated with
Bradley-Burns sales-tax-sharing agreements. Staff Comments: Roseville supported the
measure because it promotes transparency and discourages excessive consultant
incentives that may distort sales-tax allocation decisions among jurisdictions. The final law
protects local revenues while allowing cities to continue using appropriate economicdevelopment tools.
AB 1577 (Bauer-Kahan) – Data-Center Reporting – Signed
AB 1577 establishes reporting or disclosure requirements relating to data centers and their
energy use or operations. Staff Comments: Data centers represent a growing economicdevelopment sector but can create demands on electricity infrastructure. The measure is
relevant to Roseville Electric, economic-development planning, infrastructure investment,
and the City’s evaluation of potential projects.
AB 2469 (Papan) – Data-Center Water-Use Disclosures – Signed
AB 2469 establishes water-use disclosure requirements associated with data-center
facilities. Staff Comments: The law may provide greater transparency regarding the water

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demands of data centers but could also create new reporting, confidentiality, or
administrative considerations.
Preparing for January 1, 2027
The end of the legislative session shifts the City’s focus from advocacy to implementation.
Staff will prioritize measures that affect:
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Existing software contracts, renewals, and technology budgets;

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Public works procurement, prevailing wages, and project-delivery methods;

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Public Records Act and public-meeting procedures;

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Housing and accessory dwelling unit permitting;

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Development-impact-fee calculations;

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Risk management and potential litigation exposure;

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E-bike enforcement, education, and community outreach;

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Data-center development and utility planning; and

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Homelessness prevention and regional coordination.

A coordinated departmental review will help identify statutory deadlines, responsible
departments, necessary policy or procedural changes, fiscal impacts, and opportunities
for Council or committee updates.
Looking Ahead to the 2027–28 Legislative Session
When the new Legislature convenes on December 7, many unresolved issues from the
2025–26 session are expected to return. Likely subjects include wildfire utility liability,
artificial intelligence in the workplace, public employee retirement benefits, housing and
land-use mandates, homelessness accountability, public meeting requirements,
infrastructure funding, and protections for local revenues.
The new session will also include changes in legislative membership and leadership,
followed by a transition to a new gubernatorial administration. These changes may create
new policy priorities and opportunities for Roseville to engage early in the legislative
process.
The City’s proposed 2027–28 Legislative Platform is being updated to align with the new
two-year cycle. Once adopted, it will guide staff advocacy, bill positions, coalition
participation, and communication with Roseville’s state and federal representatives.
Conclusion

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The completed session produced a combination of favorable outcomes and new
operational requirements for Roseville. The veto or defeat of several high-cost proposals
protected local budgets and authority, while enacted legislation affecting public records,
software purchases, prevailing wages, housing, permitting, e-bikes, homelessness, and
development will require implementation beginning in 2027.
Staff will continue reviewing final bill language with affected departments, identify any
required City actions, and monitor guidance issued by state agencies. Following the
December 7 convening of the 2027–28 Regular Session, staff will begin evaluating newly
introduced legislation and will return to the Committee with recommended positions on
measures having significant impacts on the City.

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Law & Regulation Committee
Communication
Title:
Contact:

Meeting Date: 11/12/2026
Item #: V.3
File #:
Item ID: 2026-928

Environmental Utilities Priority Legislation - November 2026
Noelle Mattock 916-774-5504 [email protected]

SUMMARY
Memo from Utility Government Relations Administrator Noelle Mattock and Environmental Utilities Director
Sean Bigley with an informational report on state and federal activities that staff have been engaged in and
legislation that staff has identified as potentially having a significant impact on City utility customers and the
Environmental Utilities Department.
RECOMMENDATION
This staff report provides updates to the Law and Regulation Committee on priorities outlined in the City of
Roseville’s Legislative Platform. This includes state and federal legislative, regulatory, and other relevant
activities being tracked and acted on by the Environmental Utilities Department (EU).
BACKGROUND
State Legislation
During the 2026 legislative session, the Environmental Utilities Department (EU) tracked approximately 332
bills with potential impacts on the City's Water, Wastewater, and Waste Services Utilities. Of these, EU took
formal positions on 18 bills and engaged in legislative advocacy through statewide associations, coalition
letters, and direct discussions with legislators and regulatory agencies.
EU supported eight bills, four of which were signed into law, two were vetoed by the Governor, and two did
not pass. EU opposed or opposed unless amended 10 bills, one of which was signed into law, while nine
did not pass. The remaining measures were monitored for potential impacts on City operations and
ratepayers.
This report provides a summary of priority legislation EU tracked or engaged on during the 2026 session,
including several measures previously presented to the Law and Regulation Committee. Bills are organized
by their final legislative outcome: New Laws, Vetoed, and Did Not Pass. Each summary highlights the
legislation, its potential impacts on Roseville, and the City's advocacy efforts, where applicable. The report
also provides an update on the Advanced Clean Fleets regulation and ongoing advocacy anticipated in
2027.
New LawsAB 643 (Wilson) Climate change: short-lived climate pollutants: organic waste reduction (Watch)
This bill provides local jurisdictions with additional flexibility in meeting SB 1383 recovered organic waste
procurement requirements. It allows agricultural amendments derived from organic waste, including
biosolids, to count toward up to 10% of a jurisdiction's procurement target. The bill also gives local
jurisdictions more time to meet their procurement targets and additional ways to meet the requirements,
including investing in community composting programs. Staff Comments: AB 643 was sponsored by Lystek
and supported by the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA). Staff monitored this measure

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because it could provide Roseville with additional options for meeting its SB 1383 procurement
requirements. Of particular interest is the potential to count biosolids produced through the City's Energy
Recovery Project and applied to agricultural land toward a portion of its procurement target. While the bill
excludes materials produced through waste transformation activities, state law treats anaerobic digestion,
the process Roseville uses to produce its biosolids, differently from transformation. This means Roseville's
biosolids may be eligible, but additional clarification is needed to confirm whether they can count toward the
City's procurement requirements. The Governor signed AB 643 into law on September 20.
AB 2180 (Ward) Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of
service (Support)This bill clarifies how agencies comply with Proposition 218’s proportionality requirement
by codifying that local agencies may rely on reasonable cost allocation methodologies supported by
existing, estimated, or projected data and clarifying that water agencies may establish uniform or tiered rate
structures. Staff Comments: Roseville’s current potable water rate structure ensures that water rates are
proportional to the cost of service attributable to each parcel, as required under Proposition 218. AB 2180
provides greater legal certainty for water agencies using tiered rate structures and additional flexibility in
how costs are calculated and allocated in future water and wastewater rate studies. The bill does not
require changes to Roseville's existing rates. The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)
sponsored this measure and Roseville joined a coalition letter in support. AB 2180 was signed into law on
September 27.
AB 2469 (Papan) Data centers: water use disclosures (Watch) This bill prohibits cities and counties from
approving a discretionary or ministerial permit or other entitlement that results in the construction of a new
data center or an expansion that increases its maximum peak water use unless the applicant provides a
water supply assessment. The applicant must also provide projected water use, water efficiency measures,
and information about the project's workforce, including jobs, wages, and benefits. Beginning January 1,
2028, applicants must also submit a water scarcity plan. The applicant is responsible for the full cost of
water infrastructure improvements needed to serve the project, as determined by the water supplier. Staff
Comments: This measure was significantly amended in order to make it off the Senate Appropriations
Committee’s suspense file. Those amendments removed a significant concern raised by Roseville and our
associations by eliminating the proposed new CII classification for large consumptive users, which could
have unintentionally disrupted or duplicated ongoing implementation efforts under the “Making
Conservation a California Way of Life” regulations. The amendments also removed additional water use
assessment requirements and provisions that would have allowed the Department of Water Resources
(DWR) to determine necessary water infrastructure improvements. The final bill provides water suppliers
with information to help plan for future water demand while requiring data centers to pay for infrastructure
improvements needed to serve their facilities. The Governor signed AB 2469 into law on September 21. AB
2619 (Papan) Water resources: data centers (Watch)This bill requires data center owners or operators to
provide information about their expected water use and water supply when applying for a local business
license or permit. The information must include projected water use for the maximum day, maximum
month, and average year. When renewing a business license, data centers must report their actual water
use from the previous year. The bill also requires urban water suppliers to account for the water demand of
data centers and other large water users when conducting their annual water supply and demand
assessments. Staff Comments: Data centers can use significant amounts of water, making accurate
information about their water needs important for long-term water supply planning. Staff monitored AB 2619
because earlier versions raised concerns about additional requirements for water agencies. Although
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water demand of data centers and other large water users when evaluating water supply reliability. The
reporting requirements could help Roseville better understand and plan for future water demand while
protecting water reliability for existing customers. The Governor signed AB 2619 into law on September 21.
AB 2777 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) State Water Quality Control Fund: loan
and grant moneys: notification (Support)This bill removes the 50% General Obligation Bond rate limitation
for Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans, allowing the State Water Board to offer more flexible
loan options while keeping interest rates below market rates. The bill also clarifies requirements for
incidental recycled water runoff in outdoor eating areas of parks and open spaces. Staff Comments: AB
2777 was sponsored by WateReuse California (WRCA) and the California Association of Sanitation
Agencies (CASA). The bill gives the SRF program greater flexibility to offer larger loans in exchange for
slightly higher interest rates. This could increase revenue flowing back into the program and help sustain
funding for water quality improvements and wastewater infrastructure projects. Roseville has historically
faced challenges accessing SRF funding because of high demand, and these changes could provide
additional funding opportunities for future projects. AB 2777 also clarifies language in SB 31 (2025), which
Roseville supported, by defining incidental recycled water runoff to include small amounts of unintended
sprinkler overspray in outdoor eating areas of parks and open spaces. This clarification helps distinguish
accidental overspray from excessive or intentional runoff when using recycled water for irrigation. Roseville
supported AB 2777, which the Governor signed into law on September 27.
SB 501 (Allen) Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022: covered batteries (Support)This bill adds
medium-format batteries, including those found in e-bikes and e-scooters, to the Responsible Battery
Recycling Act of 2022. The law requires battery producers, through stewardship organizations, to develop,
fund, and operate programs for collecting and recycling covered batteries. Staff Comments: Expanding the
program to include medium-format batteries places responsibility for their collection and recycling on
producers rather than Roseville's ratepayers. Improperly disposed batteries have also created safety
concerns for Waste Services workers and the community, with Roseville experiencing battery-related fires
in its solid waste collection vehicles. The City already provides battery collection services, including
curbside pickup, and this legislation could help reduce the costs and safety risks associated with managing
these batteries. The L&R Committee also raised questions about whether the bill would require local
businesses to collect batteries from e-bikes and e-scooters. The final legislation does not require retailers
to serve as collection sites for medium-format batteries unless they volunteer to participate as designated
collection sites. Collection sites are also not required to accept damaged, defective, or recalled batteries.
The program operator is responsible for providing participating collection sites with containers, training, and
safety guidance at no cost. Roseville supported SB 501 because it aligns with Council Resolution 10-278,
which supports Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation. The Governor signed SB 501 into law
on September 20. SB 1085 (Durazo) Water supply planning: housing developments (Watch)This bill
restores water supply assessment (WSA) requirements for large development projects, including those
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). WSAs help determine whether sufficient
water supplies are available to serve a proposed development over a 20-year period, including during
drought conditions. The bill also requires water suppliers to complete assessments earlier in the
development process and establishes a 45-day deadline for certain housing projects. Staff Comments:
Recent legislation aimed at streamlining housing development created exemptions that removed WSA
requirements for certain large projects. SB 1085 restores this important safeguard to help ensure water
availability is considered when approving new development. As a full-service city, Roseville already
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to have limited impacts on current operations. However, the shorter deadline for certain projects may
require additional coordination between departments. The measure was sponsored by East Bay Municipal
Utility District (EBMUD). The Governor signed SB 1085 into law on September 30. SB 1153 (Caballero)
Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire (Watch)This bill
requires urban retail water suppliers serving areas designated as High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity
Zones to include wildfire-specific procedures in their disaster preparedness plans beginning January 1,
2028. These procedures must address wildfire preparedness, protection of critical water infrastructure,
emergency response, and recovery. The bill also clarifies that public water systems are not designed or
required to provide wildfire suppression services and are not liable solely because water supply or pressure
is insufficient during a wildfire. Staff Comments: SB 1153 was sponsored by the Association of California
Water Agencies (ACWA) and supported by several water associations. Roseville has approximately 44
acres designated as a High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, making the new planning requirements applicable
to the City. Staff will need to evaluate critical water infrastructure within these designated areas, including
infrastructure outside City limits that supports Roseville's water supply. The findings will be incorporated
into the City's existing emergency preparedness planning. While the bill creates additional planning and
documentation requirements, it also provides important protections by clarifying that water systems are not
responsible for providing wildfire suppression services. The Governor signed SB 1153 into law on
September 29.
SB 1330 (Arreguin) Assault and battery: utility workers (Support and Amend)This bill increases penalties for
assault or battery committed against utility workers while performing their duties. Violations are punishable
by up to one year in county jail, a fine of up to $2,000, or both. The protections apply to workers involved in
the construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of water, electric, and gas infrastructure. Staff
Comments: Roseville supported SB 1330 and sought amendments to extend these protections to
wastewater and Waste Services workers. Staff worked with the California Association of Sanitation
Agencies (CASA) and the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) to seek language that would
include these employees. However, the requested amendments were not included in the final legislation.
While SB 1330 provides additional protections for Roseville's water and electric utility workers, wastewater
and Waste Services workers remain outside the bill's express coverage. Staff will continue to monitor
opportunities to expand these protections through future legislation. The Governor signed SB 1330 into law
on September 27.
VetoedAB 2739 (Soria) Water: affordability and system stabilization (Support) This bill would have
established the Water Affordability and System Stabilization Trust to use investment earnings to fund
grants for local water infrastructure projects and support a statewide low-income water rate assistance
program. The funding would have helped water suppliers address system repairs, upgrades, and water
quality improvements while providing assistance to households struggling to pay their water bills. Staff
Comments: A new source of state funding for water infrastructure projects could help reduce cost
pressures on local ratepayers. The bill also supported direct customer assistance, consistent with
Roseville's Water Rate Assistance Program (WRAP), which launched in December 2025. Roseville actively
advocated for AB 2739 alongside regional and statewide partners and environmental justice advocates,
including joining a coalition letter in support. The bill worked in conjunction with SB 1125 (Menjivar), with
AB 2739 establishing the funding mechanism and SB 1125 creating the statewide Water Rate Assistance
Program. The Governor vetoed both bills on September 30, leaving the proposed statewide funding and
assistance programs unestablished. Veto Message SB 1125 (Menjivar) Water Rate Assistance Program
(Support)This bill would have established a statewide Water Rate Assistance Program to provide direct bill
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implementation once a minimum level of funding became available, with participation initially voluntary until
sufficient funding was available for statewide implementation. Staff Comments: Working alongside AB 2739
(Soria), SB 1125 would have helped address water affordability challenges that local agencies cannot fully
solve on their own due to Proposition 218 cost-of-service limitations. The bill was significantly amended to
allow the program to begin with limited funding and voluntary participation. Once sufficient funding became
available for statewide implementation, Roseville would have been required to participate. However, the
amendments recognized agencies like Roseville that already operate local water rate assistance programs.
This would have allowed the City to continue operating its Water Rate Assistance Program (WRAP) and
potentially use state funding to expand assistance rather than establish a separate program. Roseville
actively advocated for SB 1125 alongside regional and statewide partners and environmental justice
advocates, including joining a coalition letter in support. The Governor vetoed SB 1125 on September 30,
along with AB 2739, leaving the proposed statewide assistance program without an established funding
mechanism. Veto Message Did Not PassAB 1436 (Ávila Farías) State Air Resources Board: air pollution
regulations: private fleets: exception (Support)This bill would have prohibited the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) from adopting or enforcing regulations requiring private fleet compliance without obtaining
the necessary federal Clean Air Act waiver or authorization. The bill was amended to address concerns
about contractor-operated vehicles under the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. Staff Comments:
Roseville supported AB 1436 because proposed changes to the ACF regulation raised concerns that
vehicles operated by private contractors could become subject to public agency fleet requirements, creating
additional compliance, reporting, procurement, and contract administration responsibilities. Roseville
submitted a support letter and joined a coalition letter with the Association of California Water Agencies
(ACWA) and the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA). CARB subsequently narrowed its
interpretation in the final ACF regulations, clarifying that a contract alone does not make a contractor's
vehicles part of a public agency fleet. However, other ACF implementation concerns remain. Staff is
working with CASA, the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), and ACWA on potential
legislation for 2027 to address these issues, including the treatment of biogas and renewable natural gas
(RNG). AB 1436 failed to advance from the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and did not pass.
AB 1849 (Papan) Decarbonized gaseous fuels (Watch)This bill would have required the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) to assess, by December 31, 2029, how much decarbonized gaseous fuel would
be needed for industries and other uses that are difficult to electrify and to maintain reliability in the electric
sector. The assessment would also have considered ways to encourage the production and use of these
fuels in California. Staff Comments: Although AB 1849 focused on hard-to-electrify industries, it recognized
that alternatives to electrification may also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is important to
Roseville because the City's Energy Recovery Project converts wastewater and organic waste into
Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to fuel its refuse fleet. Staff has been working with the California
Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) to advocate for continued use of RNG vehicles under CARB's
Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulations. While AB 1849 would not have directly changed ACF
requirements, it could have provided another opportunity to advance recognition of RNG as an alternative
fuel. Staff will continue working with CASA and other associations on potential legislation in 2027 to
address RNG and ACF implementation concerns. AB 1849 was held in the Assembly Appropriations
Committee and did not pass.
AB 2013 (Bennett) Fire risk areas: water suppliers: emergency preparedness plan (Oppose Unless
Amended)This bill would have required community water systems serving more than 100 customers in
High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones to add wildfire preparedness information to their existing
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pumping capacity, backup power, and the ability of critical infrastructure to withstand wildfires. Staff
Comments: Roseville opposed AB 2013 unless amended because it would have imposed additional
planning and reporting requirements on water suppliers and raised concerns about expectations for water
systems during wildfires. While water systems are designed to provide drinking water and support
firefighting for structure fires, they are not designed to suppress wildfires. The bill also would have required
water suppliers to submit preparedness information to the county, raising concerns about oversight of
municipally operated water systems. Roseville joined a coalition led by the Association of California Water
Agencies (ACWA) seeking amendments to address these concerns. The preferred outcome was the
passage of ACWA-sponsored SB 1153 (Caballero), which establishes wildfire preparedness requirements
while expressly recognizing that public water systems are not designed for wildfire suppression. AB 2013
failed to advance, while SB 1153 was signed into law. AB 2026 (Aguiar-Curry) Water diversion:
groundwater recharge: permit (Support)This bill would have expanded opportunities to divert flood flows for
groundwater recharge without obtaining a water right permit, including water released during flood control
operations. The bill also would have extended the existing authority beyond its January 1, 2029 expiration
date through a pilot program ending January 1, 2037. The pilot program would have allowed the state to
develop additional requirements to protect public health and the environment. Staff Comments: AB 2026
was co-sponsored by the Regional Water Authority (RWA) and Northern California Water Association
(NCWA). The bill could have increased opportunities to capture and store high-flow surface water for
groundwater recharge, benefiting regional projects such as the Water Bank and improving long-term water
supply reliability. Amendments established a pilot program to address concerns and allow the Department
of Water Resources (DWR) and State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) to develop additional
requirements with stakeholder input. Roseville supported AB 2026 through its associations. The measure
was held on the Senate Appropriations Committee's suspense file and did not pass. RWA and NCWA are
still considering whether to pursue legislation in 2027, although legislators have expressed interest in
revisiting the issue given the anticipated El Niño conditions and the potential for increased flood flows that
could be captured for groundwater recharge. AB 2245 (Michelle Rodrigues) Lubricants waste: packaging:
producer responsibility (Support)This bill would have established an Extended Producer Responsibility
(EPR) program for lubricant products not covered by California's existing used oil recycling program,
including antifreeze, greases, automotive fluids, and their packaging. The program would have required
producers to fund the collection and proper management of these products rather than leaving those costs
to local governments and residents.Staff Comments: These products are commonly used in automotive,
transportation, and mechanical applications. Improper disposal can contribute to stormwater pollution and
increase costs for local household hazardous waste programs and municipal stormwater systems. AB 2245
would have shifted more responsibility for managing these materials to producers, potentially reducing
costs for Roseville's ratepayers. Roseville supported the measure because it aligned with Council
Resolution 10-278, which supports product-by-product EPR laws that place end-of-life management costs
on producers rather than ratepayers. AB 2245 was held on the Assembly Appropriations Committee's
suspense file and did not pass. AB 2322 (Papan) Water discharge: commercial, industrial, or institutional
sites (Watch)This bill would have established a definition of commercial, industrial, or institutional (CII) sites
based on county tax assessor land use codes for purposes of issuing stormwater permits under the
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program.Staff Comments: Roseville operates under an
MS4 permit that requires the City to identify and inspect businesses and ensure stormwater controls are
installed when sites are developed or redeveloped. Staff monitored AB 2322 through the California
Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) because the proposed definition could have created confusion
with existing MS4 permit requirements, which are generally based on project size and activities rather than
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additional uncertainty for local agencies responsible for implementing stormwater permits. AB 2322 was
placed on the Senate inactive file on August 27 and did not pass. AB 2462 (Pellerin) Unsafe products:
disposal: penalties (Support) This bill would have expanded California's Product Recall Safety and
Protection Act to require manufacturers to cover the cost of safely returning or disposing of recalled
products brought to recycling centers, municipal facilities, solid waste facilities, household hazardous waste
collection sites, and thrift stores. It also would have authorized CalRecycle to impose penalties on
manufacturers that failed to comply.Staff Comments: Existing law requires manufacturers to provide
consumers and retailers with a way to return recalled products at no cost. However, it does not address
recalled products that end up at local recycling and waste collection facilities or thrift stores, leaving these
facilities responsible for managing them. AB 2462 would have closed this gap by requiring manufacturers to
cover those costs rather than Roseville's ratepayers. The measure was sponsored by the California
Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) and California State Association of Counties (CSAC). Roseville
supported AB 2462 because it aligned with the City's longstanding support for producer responsibility. The
bill was held on the Assembly Appropriations Committee's suspense file and did not pass. SB 492 (Becker)
Wildfire (Oppose Unless Amended) This bill was substantially amended to address wildfire liability and cost
recovery following wildfires caused by electric utilities. The Governor's original proposal would have limited
public agencies' ability to recover the full cost of rebuilding damaged infrastructure and certain emergency
response expenses. These restrictions were removed from the final version of SB 492 following
negotiations. Staff Comments: The original proposal raised significant concerns for Roseville because it
could have prevented the City from recovering the full cost of replacing damaged water, wastewater, and
other public infrastructure following a utility-caused wildfire. It also could have limited reimbursement for
emergency response costs, potentially shifting these expenses to local governments and utility ratepayers.
Roseville's associations participated in a coalition led by the League of California Cities opposing these
provisions. The final negotiated language removed the proposed restrictions on public agency cost
recovery, and CMUA moved to a neutral position. SB 492 did not pass, leaving existing cost recovery
protections unchanged. Wildfire liability reform is expected to return in 2027, and staff will continue
monitoring proposals that could affect Roseville's ability to recover infrastructure replacement and
emergency response costs.
State RegulationsAdvanced Clean Fleets RegulationIn September 2025, the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) adopted amendments to the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation to implement AB 1594
(2023), expand the definition of emergency-response vehicles, and provide additional compliance flexibility
for public agencies. The amendments extend the deadline for requiring 100% of annual vehicle purchases
to be zero-emission from 2027 to 2030, expand exemptions, and clarify how contractor-operated vehicles
are treated under the regulation. The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the final amendments
on September 10, 2026. Staff Comments: The final amendments address several concerns raised by
Roseville and statewide associations, including the treatment of contracted fleets. Under the revised
regulations, vehicles operated by private contractors are not automatically considered part of a public
agency's fleet solely because the agency has a service contract. Applicability depends on the specific
contractual arrangement and whether the public agency directs the vehicles' dispatch. Although the
amendments provide additional time and flexibility to transition to zero-emission vehicles, they do not
recognize Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) vehicles as an alternative compliance pathway. The City is
coordinating internally on compliance. Staff continues working with statewide associations on anticipated
legislation in 2027 to address remaining ACF concerns, including recognition of RNG. Staff is also
coordinating discussions with CARB, CalRecycle, and CASA on better aligning ACF with the state's SB
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FISCAL IMPACT
The costs of monitoring and assessing legislative and regulatory activities is contained within the City’s
current operating budget. The fiscal impact of proposed legislative or regulatory action to the City is often
unknown until later in the process. However, staff will endeavor to estimate the magnitude of any impacts
as soon in the process as possible and communicate accordingly.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to activities that will not result in a direct
or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, or is otherwise not considered a
project as defined by CEQA Statute §21065 and CEQA State Guidelines §15060(c)(3) and §15378. The
action of reviewing legislation meets the above criteria and is not subject to CEQA. No additional
environmental review is required.
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN/OVERARCHING GOALS

Respectfully Submitted,
Noelle Mattock, Utility Government Relations Administrator
Sean Bigley, Environmental Utilities Director
ATTACHMENTS:
REVIEWERS:
Noelle Mattock, Environmental Utilities Department - Strategic Affairs DivisionCreated/Initiated - 10/28/2026

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Law & Regulation Committee
Communication
Title:
Contact:

Meeting Date: 11/12/2026
Item #: V.4
File #:
Item ID: 2026-932

Electric Department Priority Legislation – November 12, 2026
Amber Blixt 916-774-5693 [email protected]

SUMMARY
This report provides the Law and Regulation (L&R) Committee with an end-of-year overview of energyrelated legislation and other activities that the Electric Department has been tracking throughout 2026.
RECOMMENDATION
Discuss and provide input on any legislation or regulation presented to the committee.
BACKGROUND
The Electric Department tracked 119 bills during the 2026 legislative session and actively engaged 14
measures. Advocacy was in the form of formal position letters as well as the activities and advocacy efforts
of our trade associations. In addition to our legislative involvement, the department participated in two
major regulatory rulemakings, including the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Cap-and-Invest
Rulemaking and the CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rulemaking.
The Electric Department expects several themes to reemerge in the legislature in 2027 that were not
settled in 2026. These efforts are likely to include more on electric affordability, wildfire risk and liability, and
further reforms to CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule. Below are the top tier issues we tracked in 2026,
including the most impactful new laws affecting the electric sector.
State Legislation - NEW LAWS:
AB 34 (Patterson) California Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program: local publicly owned
electric utilities: large hydroelectric generation. Roseville supported – Under the RPS statute, there is
an exemption for Publicly Owned Utilities (POUs) that requires renewable energy procurement only up to
the retail sales unserved by large hydroelectric generation. This applies to POUs that generate more than
40% of their electricity from existing large hydroelectric sources annually. AB 34 extends this exemption
beyond 2030 to be consistent with the duration of the RPS. Staff Comments: Roseville supported this
legislation through our trade association, the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), the sponsor of the
bill. Roseville’s large hydro contracts are much below the 40% threshold required by AB 34. Accordingly,
Roseville is not expecting any immediate benefit from this legislation but supports the discussion around
RPS affordability which was at the core of extending this policy beyond 2030. This bill was signed by the
Governor on July 13, 2026.
SB 1350 (McNerney) Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition. Roseville
supported – This bill expands the definition of “renewable generation facility” to include a facility that
converts hydrogen gas to electricity in a turbine that meets specified criteria, including that the hydrogen
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exclusively uses electricity generated from another renewable electrical generation facility.
Staff Comments: This bill extends California’s RPS eligibility to electricity produced using green hydrogen
in a turbine. The Electric Department supports this expanded application of the RPS. This legislation will
support projects like NCPA’s Lodi Energy Center Hydrogen project and could have other applications for
Roseville in the future. This bill was signed into law on June 29, 2026 and went into effect immediately as
an urgency statute.
AB 2647 (Calderon) Energy: nuclear powerplants: assessment. Roseville remained neutral,
watching for impacts to POUs – AB 2647 requires the California Energy Commission (CEC), on or before
January 1, 2028, to prepare a comprehensive assessment of the potential role of advanced nuclear
technologies in supporting critical infrastructure in California and the potential for new in-state nuclear
powerplants to cost-effectively meet statewide electricity needs. The assessment shall consider the
security-related costs and considerations to store, handle, and transport nuclear fuel for each nuclear
technology. Staff Comments: Although the bill does not require procurement by POUs, it could shape
future state policy discussions around employing nuclear energy. Any shift in California’s treatment of
advanced nuclear technologies could influence long-term planning assumptions, statewide resource policy,
and cost-reliability discussions relevant to municipal utilities. This bill was signed by the governor on
September 30, 2026.
AB 1820 (Schiavo) Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees. Roseville opposed – Until January
1, 2036, this bill establishes permit fee limits for certain electric vehicle charging stations installed at a new
or existing multifamily housing development, unless a city provides substantial evidence of the reasonable
cost to issue the permit as part of a written finding and an adopted ordinance. Staff Comments: Roseville
opposed this bill through our trade associations, NCPA and the California Municipal Utilities Association
(CMUA). AB 1820 limits the city’s ability to charge actual costs to permit EV chargers. The city may want to
adopt an ordinance in the case that permit fees exceed the limits prescribed in this bill. AB 1820 initially
applied to EV permits fees more broadly to include residential and commercial EV chargers as well. As a
result of advocacy, this bill was narrowed to apply only to multifamily housing developments; however, the
city remained opposed because amendments did not address our full concerns. This bill was signed by the
Governor on September 20, 2026.
SB 868 (Wiener) Electricity: portable solar generation devices – Roseville tracked this legislation
closely but remained neutral on the bill. This bill would exempt portable solar generation devices from
interconnection requirements imposed by state law, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and
local publicly owned electric utility rules, and would prohibit utilities from requiring agreements, approval, or
fees related to a customer’s use of the device. It defines a “portable solar generation device” to be a
photovoltaic (PV) energy generation device that has a maximum aggregated alternating current (AC) output
of no more than 1,200 watts per dwelling. The device must meet National Electrical Code standards and
include a feature that isolates the device from the building’s electrical system to prevent back feeding
electricity to the electrical grid during a power outage. This bill allows a local publicly owned electric utility to
require customer notification through a simple online registration form identifying the address, make, model,
and size of the portable solar generation device. Staff Comments: Individuals are beginning to deploy
portable solar generation devices in their backyards or on their home balconies. SB 868 allows POUs to
request info regarding where these devices are located but does not allow refusal of the use of these
devices. The Department may consider establishing a voluntary process to collect information allowed by
SB 868 in the future and will continue to monitor the uptake of these technologies in our community. This

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bill was signed by the Governor on September 30, 2026.
AB 1941 (Mark González) Organized metal theft. Roseville supported – This bill creates new crimes of
organized metal theft. The bill prohibits organized metal theft, described as acting in concert with one or
more person to steal metal materials with the intent to sell, exchange, or return those materials for value.
AB 1941 states the intent of the legislature to support local governments through enhanced penalties
targeting organized theft networks and protect public infrastructure, utilities, and community safety from the
escalating economic and social harms caused by metal theft. Staff Comments: This bill is directly relevant
to utilities because organized metal theft can target electric system assets. The Electric Department
supported this legislation to deter organized theft activity affecting electric utility operations. Department
staff submitted a signed city advocacy letter of support from our mayor to the author’s office. This bill was
signed by the Governor on September 30, 2026.
SB 1168 (McNerney) Data Centers: rate structures (Watch). Roseville remained neutral, watching for
impacts to POUs - This bill directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), as part of a new or
existing proceeding, to assess opportunities for rate structures that ensure data centers pay their
reasonable share of costs associated with transmission and distribution needs, regardless of whether the
data centers interconnect at the transmission level or the distribution level; ensure data centers pay for their
proportionate share of electrical load increases and procurements needed to reliably serve their loads while
maintaining consistency with the applicable integrated resource planning requirements; and to alleviate
cost pressures on residential ratepayers. Staff Comments: This bill applies to proceedings at the CPUC
and targets Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs) only, not POUs. The Department monitored this bill throughout
the session to ensure no detrimental impacts to POUs. This bill was signed by the Governor on September
21, 2026.
State Legislation: FAILED PASSAGE:
SB 1011 (McNerney) Energy: Utility Infrastructure AI Safety, Oversight, and Workforce Protection
Act. Roseville opposed – This bill would have required POUs to adopt an AI-use policy consistent with
CPUC adopted standards. Staff Comments: While the bill was significantly amended for the better, the
POU community still wanted amendments that would allow POUs to adopt and employ our own AI policy –
consistent with the needs of the POU community, not the CPUC. Given this bill went through drastic
changes and moved away from its original intent, the author ultimately decided not to move forward with
this legislation.
AB 1777 (Garcia) Air pollution: indirect sources. Roseville opposed – This bill would have authorized
the California Air Resources Board (CARB), if necessary to carry out its duties, to adopt regulations to
reduce or mitigate emissions from indirect sources of pollution, as part of its responsibility to meet ambient
air quality standards.
Staff Comments: This bill is not directed specifically at electric utilities but could affect energy-related
facilities. Indirect sources that could be impacted under this legislation include a facility, building, a road or
highway which attracts mobile sources of pollution. The department was concerned that mobile traffic at
any one of our facilities could potentially be included. For these reasons, the Electric Department opposed
this legislation through our trade associations. The bill ultimately failed passage.
SB 1266 (Stern) Crimes: theft. Roseville supported – This bill would have impacted theft laws relating to

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copper materials. Every person who steals, takes, or carries away copper materials of another, including,
but not limited to, copper wire, copper cable, copper tubing, and copper piping, which are of a value
exceeding nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) is guilty of grand theft. The bill would require the value of the
theft to be calculated as the cost to the victim to repair and replace the stolen materials, excluding labor,
rather than fair market scrap value. Staff Comments: Roseville supported SB 1266 because copper theft
directly affects utility infrastructure. Department staff submitted a signed city advocacy letter of support for
SB 1266. This bill failed passage in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
AB 2516 (Petrie-Norris) California Grid Manufacturing Initiative. Roseville remained neutral after
advocacy work -– This bill requires the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GoBiz) Energy Unit, in coordination with other state entities, to establish the California Grid Manufacturing
Initiative. The bill would require the Energy Unit to determine and provide appropriate forms of state
assistance to address identified delays with critical electricity grid components, as defined, to incentivize
new or existing in-state manufacturing of critical electricity grid components, and to provide support to joint
procurement initiatives. Staff Comments: While AB 2516 authorized the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) to require joint procurements of critical grid components by electrical corporations,
amendments that our trade associations helped secure made clear that POUs were not required to
participate in such procurements unless interested on a voluntary basis. This was a helpful clarification, but
this bill ultimately failed to pass the Senate Appropriations Committee.
AB 710 (Irwin) Local publicly owned electric utilities: advanced metering infrastructure. Roseville
remained neutral after advocacy work -– This bill would have required the governing board of each local
publicly owned electric utility to analyze Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) feasibility by January 1,
2028 and develop a complete AMI deployment plan by January 1, 2029 where feasible. Staff
Comments: Given Roseville already implemented AMI, the requirements of this bill were fulfilled. However,
for an abundance of clarity, Roseville still worked with our trade associations toward the goal of
implementing language that would remove POUs from the bill if AMI deployment was complete. Ultimately,
the bill was amended to address an entirely different topic, and the bill did not advance.
State Regulatory:
Cap-and-Invest Program. Roseville opposed CARB’s Cap-and-Invest Regulations. The California Air
Resources Board (CARB) adopted their Cap-and-Invest (formerly Cap-and-Trade) program in May of 2026.
As part of this rulemaking, CARB updated the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions allowances
allocated to each Electrical Distribution Utility (EDU) for 2027-2030. Allowances were previously set for
2021-2030 in prior regulations. Roseville advocated that CARB maintain Roseville’s allowance allocations
as already established for the 2021-2030 period. Ultimately, CARB adopted new allocations reducing
allowances to several utilities, including Roseville. Under the new regulations, Roseville will lose
approximately 170,329 allowances in comparison to the 2021-2030 allocation. These regulations were
approved by the Office of Administrative Law and became effective September 2026. Staff
Comments: Roseville opposed changes to CARB’s Cap-and-Invest regulations throughout the process.
Roseville submitted comments to the docket in March and May of 2026, a final letter to the Governor’s
office and CARB Board members, as well as in-person testimony at the final CARB Board Hearing.
Through advocacy, Roseville was able to improve our final allocation in comparison to what was originally
proposed at the outset of the rulemaking. Nevertheless, Roseville will see a reduction in allowances in
comparison to the 2021-2030 allocation. Roseville intends to engage the CARB on future allocations
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Conclusion:
The Electric Department will continue to keep the committee up to date on these important legislative and
regulatory proposals and request any direction as needed.
FISCAL IMPACT
The costs of these activities are contained within the City’s current budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to activities that will not result in a direct
or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, or is otherwise not considered a
project as defined by CEQA Statute §21065 and CEQA State Guidelines §15060(c)(3) and §15378.
The action of reviewing legislation meets the above criteria and is not subject to CEQA. No additional
environmental review is required.
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN/OVERARCHING GOALS

Respectfully Submitted,
Amber Blixt, Senior Electric Business Analyst
Daniel Beans, Electric Utility Director
ATTACHMENTS:
REVIEWERS:
Amber Blixt, Electric Department - Customer & Government Relations
Daniel Beans, Electric Department - All
Rob Baquera, Public Affairs and Communications Department

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