What AB 1156 does
Summary from the Legislative Counsel's Digest of the enrolled text, September 4, 2026. Read the full text on leginfo.
How it got here
Assemblymember Wicks introduced AB 1156 on . The text was amended 0 times, and heard in 11 committee hearings before its final floor votes.
- Assembly Floor, June 3, 2025: 66 ayes, 5 noes.
- Senate Floor, September 12, 2025: 25 ayes, 8 noes.
- Assembly Floor, August 31, 2026: 56 ayes, 6 noes.
- Senate Floor, August 31, 2026: 21 ayes, 14 noes.
Committee votes along the way:
- Assembly Local Government, April 23, 2025: Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy], 9-0.
- Assembly Utilities and Energy, April 23, 2025: Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Agriculture], 16-0.
- Assembly Agriculture, April 30, 2025: Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations], 6-1.
- Assembly Appropriations, May 23, 2025: Do pass as amended., 11-1.
- Senate Local Government, July 9, 2025: Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality], 5-0.
- Senate Environmental Quality, July 16, 2025: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations], 5-0.
- Senate Appropriations, August 18, 2025: Placed on suspense file, 7-0.
- Senate Appropriations, August 29, 2025: Do pass, 5-1.
- Senate Local Government, August 28, 2026: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading., 5-1.
Who supports and opposes AB 1156
The Senate Floor Analyses analysis dated August 30, 2026 lists 8 organizations in support and 12 in opposition. When Assembly Local Government first listed positions on April 21, 2025, the count was 25 in support and 4 opposed. By the Senate Floor Analyses analysis of August 30, 2026 it was 8 to 12.
In support: Almond Alliance; American Clean Power- California; CA & Nv State Association of Electrical Workers (IBEW); Independent Energy Producers Association; Large Scale Solar Association; Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC); Solar Energy Industries Association; The Nature Conservancy.
Opposed: American Farmland Trust; California Alliance With Family Farmers; California Cattlemen's Association; California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF); California Climate & Agricultural Network (CALCAN); California Farm Bureau Federation; California Farmland Trust; California Farmlink; and 4 more.
Read the Senate Floor Analyses analysis.
What happens next
It reached the Governor's desk on September 14, 2026. Bills presented after the Legislature adjourned on August 31 must be signed or vetoed within thirty days.
The Governor can sign the bill, veto it, or let it become law without a signature. Until the decision, sign and veto request letters are the remaining channel, and the Department of Finance's enrolled bill report carries weight on anything with a fiscal effect. If signed, most provisions take effect January 1, and implementation moves to the agencies named in the bill.
What it means for financial services organizations
Two decisions follow from a bill at this stage. The first is whether to weigh in with the Governor's office before the thirty-day window closes. The second is how to prepare for implementation if it becomes law: which agency writes the rules, when the comment period opens, and which obligations begin January 1.
The financial services group at Capitol Axis handles that for financial services clients.
Questions about AB 1156
What does AB 1156 do?
AB 1156 concerns williamson act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities. See the Legislative Counsel's Digest on leginfo for the full summary.
Has AB 1156 passed the California Legislature?
It reached the Governor's desk on September 14, 2026. Bills presented after the Legislature adjourned on August 31 must be signed or vetoed within thirty days.
Who supports and opposes AB 1156?
The Senate Floor Analyses analysis dated August 30, 2026 lists 8 organizations in support and 12 in opposition. Supporters include Almond Alliance; American Clean Power- California; CA & Nv State Association of Electrical Workers (IBEW). Opponents include American Farmland Trust; California Alliance With Family Farmers; California Cattlemen's Association.
What happens next with AB 1156?
The Governor can sign it, veto it, or let it become law without a signature. Until then, sign and veto request letters are the remaining channel, and the Department of Finance's enrolled bill report carries weight on anything with a fiscal effect.