Bill > AB2057

This bill prohibits state agencies and local governments, including charter cities, from enacting or enforcing any rule or ordinance that would prevent the use of natural gas appliances in residential or nonresidential buildings. It also specifically prevents cities and counties from modifying building standards to ban natural gas in new residential units and requires the California Building Standards Commission (commission), which oversees building standards, to reject any such proposed modifications. The bill clarifies that these changes are considered a statewide concern, meaning they apply to all cities, even those with their own charters.