Stop the Big Utility Tax – Tell your Assemblymember that their Utility Tax vote is unacceptable.

Please tell your Assemblymember that their Utility Tax vote is unacceptable.

See the bottom of this page for a full list of every Assemblymember who helped to kill AB 1999, which would have stopped the Big Utility Tax if it had passed.

1) Look up your Assemblymember's contact information here

2) Here is a sample message

You can use this message to call them and/or send an email through their website.

“My name is ____. I live in ______. I am extremely disappointed that you voted to kill legislation that would have stopped the Big Utility Tax. You did not listen to your constituents, and you chose to support the Utility Tax that will raise bills on four million households. This is unacceptable.”

3) Spread the word

Here’s a sample message you can email or post on social media such as Next Door or Facebook.

Here are the Assemblymembers who helped to kill the bill that would have stopped the Big Utility Tax (AB 1999)

Ratepayer alert: The CPUC just passed a $24/month Utility Tax on most ratepayers starting in 2026. And our state legislators just voted down a bill that would have stopped this. Please hold them accountable!

The Utility Tax will increase bills on four million households. The Utility Tax is uncapped, the CPUC says this is just the beginning, and the utilities say they want it to increase to $70/month or more. Everyone would have to pay this no matter how much electricity you use.

Analysts say this will increase utility bills on people who live in apartments, condos, and smaller homes that don’t use a lot of energy, and also discourage energy conservation, efficiency, and rooftop solar.

AB 1999 would have prevented the tax from growing any faster than inflation, and would have sunset the entire tax in 2028.

AB 1999 was killed by the following legislators in a very underhanded way. They abstained from voting, which denied these bills the votes to pass without them having to be on record as voting “no”.

Here are the Assemblymembers who helped kill AB 1999 by denying the votes it needed to pass: Joaquin Arambula, Isaac Bryan, Lisa Calderon, Wendy Carrillo, Diane Dixon, Mike Fong, Matt Haney, Gregg Hart, Jim Patterson, Eloise Reyes, Kate Sanchez, Miguel Santiago, Tri Ta, Carlos Villapudua, Buffy Wicks, Jim Wood, Rick Zbur.

If one of these Assemblymembers represents you, contact them to voice your disapproval.

Look up their number and get a sample message here: https://solarrights.org/stoputilitytaxcallassemblynvr

Learn more here: https://solarrights.org/whokilledtheutilitytaxbills

4) Here are the Assemblymembers who voted to kill AB 1999

Here is a full rundown of which legislators did the right thing, and which did the wrong thing.

Thank You!