California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 1550 — Renewable hydrogen.

Last action — Died on third reading file.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to develop and adopt hydrogen fuel regulations to ensure that state funding for the production and use of hydrogen fuel contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, criteria air pollutant emissions, and toxic air contaminant emissions, including by requiring that, on a statewide basis, no less than 33.3% of the hydrogen produced for, or dispensed by, fueling stations that receive state funds be made from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of those regulations, and other provisions pertaining to motor vehicle fuels, is a crime. This bill would require, on and after January 1, 2045, that all hydrogen produced or used in California for the generation of electricity or fueling of vehicles be renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin, as defined, or renewable hydrogen of biological origin, as defined, in furtherance of the state's policy to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, but no later than 2045. The bill would require the state board, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , to develop interim targets to ensure the state achieves that requirement. Because a violation of a state board regulation implementing this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program requires the PUC to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, as defined, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, so that the total kilowatthours of those products sold to their retail end-use customers achieves 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, 33% by December 31, 2020, 44% by December 31, 2024, 52% by December 31, 2027, and 60% by December 31, 2030. This bill would prohibit renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin used by a generating facility from qualifying as an eligible renewable energy resource for purposes of that requirement unless it satisfies all applicable requirements established by the Energy Commission and meets specified requirements. For all electricity generated using renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin that is credited toward the renewables portfolio standard procurement obligations, the bill would require that sufficient renewable and environmental green attributes, as defined, of renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin production and capture be transferred to the retail seller or local publicly owned electric utility that uses that renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin to ensure that there are zero net emissions associated with the production of electricity from the generating facility using the renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin. The bill would require all sellers and purchasers of renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin to comply with a system for tracking and verifying the use of renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin established by the Energy Commission, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because certain of the above provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a PUC action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on third reading file.

  2. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 36. Noes 15. Page 3882.)

  3. Ordered to third reading.

  4. From inactive file.

  5. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Bennett.

  6. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Bennett.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 18).

  10. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1580.)

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  16. Read second time and amended.

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 12).

  18. Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 1550 Bennett Assembly Third Reading Amendment Set #1

Passed 36 Yea · 15 Nay · 29 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 250022
Unaffiliated 11405
Republican 01102
Total 3615029
% of votes cast 45%19%0%36%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Ting — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Low — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Villapudua — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Rendon — Not Voting
Essayli — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Not Voting
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Not Voting
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting
Ortega, Liz Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Ramos, James C. Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Not Voting
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Not Voting
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Nay
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Nay
Wallis, Greg Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9001
Republican 0300
Unaffiliated 2100
Total 11401
% of votes cast 69%25%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Nay
Holden — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Not Voting
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3100
Democratic 5000
Republican 0200
Total 8300
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources]

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Democratic 6000
Republican 0300
Total 11400
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Santiago — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Wallis, Greg Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1550 do?
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to develop and adopt hydrogen fuel regulations to ensure that state funding for the production and use of hydrogen fuel contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, criteria air pollutant emissions, and toxic air contaminant emissions, including by requiring that, on a statewide basis, no less than 33.3% of the hydrogen produced for, or dispensed by, fueling stations that receive state funds be made from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of those regulations, and other provisions pertaining to motor vehicle fuels, is a crime. This bill would require, on and after January 1, 2045, that all hydrogen produced or used in California for the generation of electricity or fueling of vehicles be renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin, as defined, or renewable hydrogen of biological origin, as defined, in furtherance of the state's policy to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, but no later than 2045. The bill would require the state board, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , to develop interim targets to ensure the state achieves that requirement. Because a violation of a state board regulation implementing this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program requires the PUC to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, as defined, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, so that the total kilowatthours of those products sold to their retail end-use customers achieves 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, 33% by December 31, 2020, 44% by December 31, 2024, 52% by December 31, 2027, and 60% by December 31, 2030. This bill would prohibit renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin used by a generating facility from qualifying as an eligible renewable energy resource for purposes of that requirement unless it satisfies all applicable requirements established by the Energy Commission and meets specified requirements. For all electricity generated using renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin that is credited toward the renewables portfolio standard procurement obligations, the bill would require that sufficient renewable and environmental green attributes, as defined, of renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin production and capture be transferred to the retail seller or local publicly owned electric utility that uses that renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin to ensure that there are zero net emissions associated with the production of electricity from the generating facility using the renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin. The bill would require all sellers and purchasers of renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin to comply with a system for tracking and verifying the use of renewable hydrogen of nonbiological origin or renewable hydrogen of biological origin established by the Energy Commission, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because certain of the above provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a PUC action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 1550?
AB 1550 is sponsored by Bennett, Steve (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1550?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1550?
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