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(a) A state agency or local government, including a charter city, shall not adopt or enforce a rule, regulation, resolution, or ordinance, including an ordinance prohibiting natural gas hookups for new buildings, that directly or indirectly results in prohibiting the use of gas stoves in residential and nonresidential buildings.(b) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.