California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 560 — Net energy metering.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law relative to private energy producers requires every electric distribution utility or cooperative, as defined, to make available to an eligible customer‑generator, as defined, a standard contract or tariff for net energy metering on a first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated generating capacity used by eligible customer‑generators exceeds 2.5% of the electric distribution utility or cooperative's aggregate customer peak demand. This bill would require that the standard contract or tariff for net energy metering be offered on a first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated generating capacity used by eligible customer‑generators exceeds 5% of the electricity distribution utility or cooperative's aggregate customer peak demand. The bill would prohibit, on and after July 1, 2010, a contractor holding a class C-46 license issued by the Contractors' State License Board from constructing, altering, or installing, for an eligible customer-generator generating electricity under a tariff or contract pursuant to these provisions, a solar photovoltaic electrical generating facility with the capacity to generate greater than 250 kilowatts of electricity. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 2827 of the Public Utilities Code, proposed by AB 920 or SB 7, to be operative only if either AB 920 or SB 7 and this bill are chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee.

  3. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.)

  4. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  6. Read second time. To third reading.

  7. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (August 27).

  10. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  11. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 7).

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  16. Referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

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

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 22. Page 1463.)

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 29).

  21. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (April 20).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended.

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  25. Referred to Com. on U. & C.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Chesbro · Cosponsor
  • Salas · Cosponsor
  • Kehoe · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Primary
  • Wiggins · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Co-sponsors (7)

  • Beall
  • Blumenfield
  • Chesbro
  • Salas
  • Kehoe
  • Pavley
  • Wiggins

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12100
Total 12100
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Runner — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Price — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7001
Republican 1000
Democratic 1100
Total 9101
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Benoit — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Cox — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 560 SKINNER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 25 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 5123010
Republican 0201
Total 5625011
% of votes cast 61%27%0%12%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Conway — Nay
Bill — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Audra — Nay
Cook — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gaines — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Ammiano — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 15600
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Monning — Yea
Price — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11402
Democratic 1000
Total 12402
% of votes cast 67%22%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 560 do?
Existing law relative to private energy producers requires every electric distribution utility or cooperative, as defined, to make available to an eligible customer‑generator, as defined, a standard contract or tariff for net energy metering on a first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated generating capacity used by eligible customer‑generators exceeds 2.5% of the electric distribution utility or cooperative's aggregate customer peak demand. This bill would require that the standard contract or tariff for net energy metering be offered on a first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated generating capacity used by eligible customer‑generators exceeds 5% of the electricity distribution utility or cooperative's aggregate customer peak demand. The bill would prohibit, on and after July 1, 2010, a contractor holding a class C-46 license issued by the Contractors' State License Board from constructing, altering, or installing, for an eligible customer-generator generating electricity under a tariff or contract pursuant to these provisions, a solar photovoltaic electrical generating facility with the capacity to generate greater than 250 kilowatts of electricity. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 2827 of the Public Utilities Code, proposed by AB 920 or SB 7, to be operative only if either AB 920 or SB 7 and this bill are chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors AB 560?
AB 560 is sponsored by Beall, Blumenfield, Chesbro, Salas, Kehoe, Pavley, Skinner, and Wiggins.
What is the current status of AB 560?
This bill died with 2009-2010 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 560?
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