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A 2447

Requires utilities to notify property owners prior to beginning certain services

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Anil Beephan and 13 co-sponsors

Requires utilities to give advance notice to property owners before starting certain utility services on their property, enabling planning or objections.

SUBSTITUTED BY S1848
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Bill Summary · A 2447

Summary: Assembly Bill A 2447 (Notification by utilities to property owners)

What this bill is about

  • The bill, titled “Requires utilities to notify property owners prior to beginning certain services,” would require utilities to give advance notice to property owners before commencing specified utility-related services.
  • The measure is currently superseded by Senate Bill S 1848, meaning the legislative effort has been substituted into the Senate vehicle. The companion bill is S 1848.

Legislative status and history

  • Introduced: January 17, 2025
  • Status: Substituted by S1848 (as of May 20, 2025)
  • Key actions:
    • January 17, 2025: Referred to the Corporations, Authorities and Commissions committee
    • March 25, 2025: Reported
    • March 27, 2025: Advanced to Third Reading (Cal. 73)
    • April 1, 2025: Amended on Third Reading (A 2447A)
    • May 13–20, 2025: Amendments and substitution to align with/transfer to S 1848
  • Sponsors: Primary sponsor Dana Levenberg; several cosponsors including Judy Griffin, Angelo Santabarbara, Jonathan Jacobson, and others. Related: A 7515 (prior session); companion S 1848 (Senate)

Key provisions (as indicated by the bill’s title; full text not provided)

  • Core requirement: Utilities would be obligated to notify property owners before beginning certain services.
  • The exact scope of “certain services,” the definition of “property owners,” the notice content, and the notification timeline are not specified in the provided excerpt. Those details would appear in the bill’s full text (A2447A or the substituted S1848 version).

Who is affected

  • Affected parties likely include:
    • Utilities that perform services on or impacting property
    • Property owners or legally recognized representatives
    • Potentially contractors engaged by utilities to perform work
  • Property owners would gain an advance notice right, enabling planning or objection/coordination as defined in the statute.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • The bill moved through standard committee and floor actions in early 2025 and was amended and ultimately substituted by S1848 in May 2025.
  • With substitution, the Senate bill S1848 would carry the policy forward, and A 2447’s provisions would be enacted through that Senate vehicle (subject to passage and reconciliation).

Related legislation

  • Companion/related: S 1848 (companion bill in the Senate)
  • Related Assembly bill: A 7515 (prior-session measure)

If you’d like, I can pull in the exact statutory text from the A 2447A/S 1848 versions and provide a line-by-line breakdown of provisions, definitions, notice timing, and enforcement mechanisms once those texts are available.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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