California Code, Public Utilities Code - PUC § 779.7

(a) On or before July 1, 2025, the commission shall, in a new or existing proceeding, determine whether to direct electrical and gas corporations to take into account a customer's ability to pay in any of the following circumstances:

(b) In determining whether to direct electrical corporations to consider a customer's ability to pay before terminating service, the commission shall consider whether to limit the amount an electrical corporation can collect up to an amount specified by the commission.

(c) The commission shall consider impacts to participating and nonparticipating customers to inform the determinations made pursuant to subdivision (a).