General plans: Local Electrification Planning Act.

Header changed from enrolled bill format (with passage dates, clerk signatures, and blank approval date) to authenticated chaptered law format with 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' and Chapter number 356.

Governor approval date filled in: 'Approved by Governor October 6, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State October 6, 2025.'

Page headers and numbering changed from 'AB 39' / page 92 to 'Ch. 356' / page 91, reflecting the chaptered law pagination.

In Section 65302.13(e), the introductory phrase was corrected from 'the following terms definitions shall apply' to 'the following definitions shall apply,' removing a redundant word.

All line numbers, amendment history headers, coauthor listings, and the original introduction date were removed as part of standard enrollment formatting.

Passage dates (Assembly September 11, 2025; Senate September 9, 2025), a Governor receipt line, and an approval signature block were added as part of the enrolled bill format.

Senator Allen was added as a coauthor of the bill, expanding legislative sponsorship from one senator to two.

Duplicate paragraph numbers in the definitions subsection (e) were corrected. The old version had two paragraphs numbered (3) and two numbered (4); the new version properly sequences them as (1) through (5).

Text describing 'terminals, any military airports and ports, and other local public utilities and facilities' was repositioned across a page break to fix pagination, shifting page references from 94 to 93.

Subsection (a)(1)(F) now requires coordination with 'corresponding local publicly owned electric utilities, electrical corporations, and, if applicable, other corresponding load-serving entities' instead of only 'load-serving entities.' This ensures cities must work with municipal utilities (like LADWP or SDG&E's public counterparts) when identifying grid upgrade needs, not just investor-owned utilities.

Two new definitions were added: 'Electrical corporation' (defined by reference to Public Utilities Code Section 218) and 'Local publicly owned electric utility' (defined by reference to Public Utilities Code Section 224.3). These support the expanded coordination requirement in subsection (F).

Section 3's statewide concern finding was reworded from 'Section 2 of this act adding Section 65302.13 to the Government Code address reducing greenhouse gas emissions...' to simply 'reducing greenhouse gas emissions through electrification of carbon-intensive development and activities is a matter of statewide concern.' This makes the constitutional finding broader in phrasing, potentially strengthening its application to charter cities.

Senator Stern was added as a coauthor alongside Assembly Member Zbur, indicating Senate sponsorship of the bill.

Building electrification provision (subparagraph C) was restructured into two sub-clauses. The language changed from requiring strategies for 'incentivizing and subsidizing property owners' to requiring only 'consideration of incentivizing and subsidizing property owners and low-income households,' making the obligation less prescriptive and explicitly including low-income households as a target group.

New subparagraph (C)(ii) was added stating that the plan shall not be construed to require a city, county, or city and county to include any building code requirements to the extent prohibited by state or federal law. This creates an explicit safe harbor for local agencies against preemption challenges related to building codes.

The charter city preemption declaration in Section 3 was expanded to specify that the statewide concern is 'reducing greenhouse gas emissions through electrification of carbon-intensive development and activities,' providing a more specific legal basis for applying the law to all cities including charter cities.

Local agencies with an existing qualifying plan can now either incorporate it by reference into the general plan OR simply designate it to comply with the section. Previously only incorporation by reference was available.

The CEQA regional plan designation (under Section 15125 of Title 14 CCR) now applies to plans that are 'adopted pursuant to, or designated to comply with' the section, not just plans formally adopted under it. This broadens which plans receive streamlined CEQA treatment.

Fixed a drafting error in subdivision (a)(A) where 'electric vehicle' was misplaced, changing 'removal of any barriers to expanding charging. electric vehicle charging and other zero-emission vehicle refueling' to the correct 'removal of any barriers to expanding electric vehicle charging and other zero-emission vehicle refueling.'

Corrected duplicate numbering in the definitions section (two items were numbered '(1)' and two were numbered '(2)') to proper sequential numbering (1 through 4).

The bill now requires plans to address 'electric vehicle charging and other zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure' rather than just 'electric vehicle charging,' expanding coverage to include hydrogen, synthetic fuels, and other non-electric zero-emission options.

The building electrification component (subparagraph C) now requires identification of strategies for 'incentivizing and subsidizing property owners' in addition to removing barriers, adding a new affirmative obligation beyond just barrier removal.

A new definition of 'decarbonization' was added that explicitly excludes building code requirements (except as specified in the building electrification component) and building material requirements, limiting what local plans must address regarding buildings.

Fixed a typo ('a each' to 'each') in the bill summary and corrected a duplicated word ('transportation transportation' to 'transportation') in the grid infrastructure provision.

Section 65302.13(a)(1)(F) now requires grid infrastructure upgrade identification to address 'decarbonization' needs in addition to transportation and building electrification needs, broadening the scope of what local electrification plans must consider for grid upgrades.

Added the word 'each' before 'city, county, or city and county' in both the digest and the operative text for grammatical clarity. Also contains a drafting error duplicating the word 'transportation' in subsection (a)(1)(F).