Legislation · California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 868

Electricity: portable solar generation devices.

Status 3 [Official record] Bill status & history ↗

The record on this bill

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Caroline Menjivar

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Susan Rubio

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Bob Archuleta

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Catherine Blakespear

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Jesse Arreguín

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Lena Gonzalez

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Mike McGuire

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Sabrina Cervantes

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 26, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 868

Kelly Seyarto

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Angelique Ashby

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Sasha Pérez

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Christopher Cabaldon

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Akilah Weber Pierson

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Josh Becker

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Tony Strickland

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Ben Allen

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Scott Wiener

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Monique Limón

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Tom Umberg

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Megan Dahle

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

John Laird

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 26, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 868

Marie Alvarado-Gil

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Aisha Wahab

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Jerry McNerney

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Suzette Valladares

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Laura Richardson

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Steve Padilla

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Dave Cortese

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Anna Caballero

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Roger Niello

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Shannon Grove

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 26, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 868

Brian Jones

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 26, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 868

Steve Choi

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Eloise Reyes

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Henry Stern

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Tim Grayson

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

María Elena Durazo

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 26, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Melissa Hurtado

[Official record]Roll call 1726433 (2026-08-26) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Juan Carrillo

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Joe Patterson

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Josh Lowenthal

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Joshua Hoover

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Isaac Bryan

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Corey Jackson

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Liz Ortega

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Damon Connolly

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Robert Rivas

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Tasha Boerner

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Jasmeet Bains

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Diane Dixon

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

James Ramos

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Cottie Petrie-Norris

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Steve Bennett

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Chris Ward

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Alex Lee

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Laurie Davies

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Lisa Calderon

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 25, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 868

Joaquin Arambula

[Official record]Roll call 1726094 (2026-08-25) via LegiScan

Reporting (9)

sandiegouniontribune.comReportingAug 27, 2026

You may soon be able to put a solar panel on your apartment balcony in California

Scott Wiener

SB 868 Energy Solar Panels California Sacramento

pv-magazine-usa.comReportingAug 26, 2026

California plug-in solar bill SB 868 earns approval of both legislative houses, nears governor's desk

Scott Wiener

SB 868 Energy Plug-in Solar California

indexbox.ioReportingAug 26, 2026

California Assembly Unanimously Approves Balcony Solar Bill SB 868 - IndexBox

Scott Wiener

SB 868 Energy Solar Energy California

ewg.orgReportingAug 25, 2026

California Legislature approves bill easing access to clean, affordable 'balcony solar' - EWG

Gavin Newsom Scott Wiener

SB 868 Energy Environmental Protection Solar Energy California

smdailyjournal.comReportingAug 25, 2026

Becker, Wiener back clean energy bills to cut electricity costs - San Mateo Daily Journal

Josh Becker Scott Wiener

SB 868 Energy Clean Energy California

cbsnews.comReportingAug 25, 2026

California legislators push energy bills as electricity costs remain among nation's highest

Scott Wiener

SB 868 Energy Electricity Costs California

yahoo.comReportingAug 23, 2026

California's surging power prices fuel push for balcony solar, community solar, and batteries

Scott Wiener

SB 868 Energy Solar Energy Community Solar Balcony Solar California

cleantechnica.comReportingAug 21, 2026

California Solar Power Bills Move Forward to Support Balcony Solar, Community Solar, and VPPs

Scott Wiener

SB 868 Energy Environmental Protection Solar Power Community Solar Balcony Solar California

pv-magazine-usa.comReportingAug 17, 2026

California advances slate of community solar, balcony solar, and virtual power plant bills

Scott Wiener

SB 868 Energy Housing and Community Development Community Solar Balcony Solar Virtual Power Plant California