The California Energy Commission is proposing a broad revision to its conflict-of-interest code, including a new disclosure category for petroleum and transportation fuels work and a series of organizational updates tied to agency reorganizations.
In backup materials for the Sept. 9 business meeting, staff said the code needs updating because the commission has added positions, eliminated others and modified its organizational structure since the code was last amended in August 2022. The proposed resolution would approve the amendments, open a public comment period and authorize the executive director to complete the filing process.
The draft changes include a new Category 11 for positions in the Transportation Fuels Market Unit. Staff wrote that the category is being added because those positions work on commission matters related to petroleum and other transportation fuels, and that it is intended to capture economic interests tied to those activities.
The packet also shows broader changes elsewhere in the agency. It would rename or reclassify positions across multiple offices and divisions, including the Office of Compliance Assistance and Enforcement, the Office of Public Participation, Energy Equity and Tribal Affairs, the Energy Assessments Division and the Reliability, Renewable Energy and Decarbonization Incentives Division. Staff also said the Energy Data and Analytics Office would be deleted from the code because it is a one-person office whose position is a CEA.
The commission’s memorandum says the amendment is not a CEQA project because it would not cause a direct or indirect physical change in the environment. The Fair Political Practices Commission preliminarily approved the proposal on July 23, 2026, according to the memo.
The commission did not list vote tallies in the draft resolution included in the packet. The materials indicate the amendments would still need to go through the remaining notice and filing steps before taking effect.
