California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2037 — Electricity: air pollution.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 422, Statutes of 2010.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. The existing Public Utilities Act requires the PUC to review and approve, modify, or reject a procurement plan for each electrical corporation in accordance with specified elements, incentive mechanisms, and objectives. Existing law prohibits any load-serving entity, and any local publicly owned electric utility, from entering into a long-term financial commitment for baseload generation, unless that baseload generation complies with a greenhouse gases emission performance standard. Existing law requires the PUC, by February 1, 2007, through a rulemaking proceeding and in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) and the State Air Resources Board (state board) , to establish a greenhouse gases emission performance standard for all baseload generation of load-serving entities. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, by June 30, 2007, at a duly noticed public hearing and in consultation with the PUC and the state board, to establish a greenhouse gases emission performance standard for all baseload generation of local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined. This bill would prohibit a load-serving entity or local publicly owned electric utility from entering into, and would prohibit the PUC from approving for an electrical corporation, a long-term financial commitment with or for a new electrical generation facility constructed in California, or in a shared pollution area, as defined, that does not meet specified air pollution criteria.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 422, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6392.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 50. Noes 27. Page 6373.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 4596.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 28).

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on EQ. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 15).

  13. Referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and EQ.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 26. Page 5081.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (April 28).

  18. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 19).

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

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

  21. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 5).

  22. Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES.

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

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • V. Manuel Perez · Primary
  • Salas · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • V. Manuel Perez

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Salas

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2037 PEREZ, V.M. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 30 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 552802
Democratic 2001
Republican 1200
Total 583003
% of votes cast 64%33%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Cook — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Jeffries — Not Voting
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Adams — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2037 V. Manuel Perez By Pavley

Passed 22 Yea · 13 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201204
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 221304
% of votes cast 56%33%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Runner — Nay
Leno — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Liu — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Environmental Quality.

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6102
Republican 0100
Democratic 1000
Total 7202
% of votes cast 64%18%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Florez — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 2037 PEREZ, V.M. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 29 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4827010
Democratic 2001
Republican 1200
Total 5129011
% of votes cast 56%32%0%12%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Torlakson — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11502
Democratic 0001
Total 11503
% of votes cast 58%26%0%16%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Nay
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10501
Total 10501
% of votes cast 63%31%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Yea
Tom — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Villines — Nay
Buchanan — Yea
Ma — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2037 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. The existing Public Utilities Act requires the PUC to review and approve, modify, or reject a procurement plan for each electrical corporation in accordance with specified elements, incentive mechanisms, and objectives. Existing law prohibits any load-serving entity, and any local publicly owned electric utility, from entering into a long-term financial commitment for baseload generation, unless that baseload generation complies with a greenhouse gases emission performance standard. Existing law requires the PUC, by February 1, 2007, through a rulemaking proceeding and in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) and the State Air Resources Board (state board) , to establish a greenhouse gases emission performance standard for all baseload generation of load-serving entities. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, by June 30, 2007, at a duly noticed public hearing and in consultation with the PUC and the state board, to establish a greenhouse gases emission performance standard for all baseload generation of local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined. This bill would prohibit a load-serving entity or local publicly owned electric utility from entering into, and would prohibit the PUC from approving for an electrical corporation, a long-term financial commitment with or for a new electrical generation facility constructed in California, or in a shared pollution area, as defined, that does not meet specified air pollution criteria.
Who sponsors AB 2037?
AB 2037 is sponsored by V. Manuel Perez and Salas.
What is the current status of AB 2037?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2037?
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