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Senate requires RCFEs to maintain 72 hours of backup power for resident health and safety
Summary
Lawmakers approved SB 435 to require residential care facilities for the elderly to have backup power capable of supporting residents’ health and safety for 72 hours during outages; supporters cited wildfire shutoffs and heat waves as immediate risks to frail residents.
The Senate passed SB 435 on a unanimous vote (Ayes 38, Noes 0), requiring residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) to maintain alternative power sources that can sustain critical resident needs for 72 hours during outages.
Senator Minhajee Wahab, sponsor of the bill, told the chamber that “in 2024, investor owned utilities performed 34 public safety power shutoffs” and that approximately 200,000…
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