Pathways Bill Passes Calif. Legislature in Lopsided Votes
Passage Marks Key Victory in Decade-long Effort to Transform CAISO into Western Market
Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris took up sponsorship of the Pathways bill late in the 2025 session. | Office of Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris
Sep 13, 2025
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California lawmakers have passed a landmark bill that will allow CAISO to transition the governance of its markets to the independent “regional organization” envisioned by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative.



