Report 2021-117 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-117: Electrical System Safety: California's Oversight of the Efforts by Investor‑Owned Utilities to Mitigate the Risk of Wildfires Needs Improvement (Release Date: March 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To address the risks and hazards resulting from future unplanned outages, the Legislature should amend the shutoff reduction law to include circuits frequently de-energized as the result of utilities' power-line setting measures. In doing so, the Legislature will create a requirement that utilities identify in their mitigation plans the circuits frequently de-energized as a result of their power-line setting measures and the improvements they have made or plan to make to those circuits.
Description of Legislative Action
As of 3/24/23, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of 3/24/24, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of 3/24/25, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2025/26 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of October 21, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of June 10, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: June 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken
As of June 10, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.