California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1947 — Solar energy.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 459, Statutes of 2010.

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

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires local publicly owned electric utilities to initiate a public proceeding to adopt, implement, and finance a solar initiative program to further the state goal of installing 3,000 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy in the state. Existing law requires the program to be consistent with prescribed requirements, including  that solar energy systems receiving monetary incentives be intended primarily to offset part or all of the consumer's own electricity demand, and that the solar energy system be located on the same premises of the end-use consumer where the consumer's own electricity demand is located. This bill would authorize a local publicly owned electric utility to adopt, implement, and finance a solar initiative program exempt from those offset and same-premises program requirements, where residential and business consumers offset part or all of their electricity demand with electricity generated by a solar energy system not located on the premises of the consumer, if the program meets certain requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 459, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 51. Noes 23. Page 6606.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6562.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 4797.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 29).

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

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

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

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 24. Page 5480.)

  14. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5338.).

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 6.) (April 5).

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

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

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

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

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Mike Fong · Primary
  • Jones · Cosponsor
  • Furutani · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Jones
  • Furutani

Not signed on (119)

119 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

AB 1947 FONG Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 60 Yea · 26 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 552504
Democratic 3000
Republican 2100
Total 602604
% of votes cast 67%29%0%4%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hall — 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
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Tran — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Ma — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Audra — Nay
Norby — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1947 Fong By Leno

Passed 25 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231103
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 251203
% of votes cast 63%30%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Florez — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Runner — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6102
Republican 0100
Democratic 0001
Total 6203
% of votes cast 55%18%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Florez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cox — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 1947 FONG Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 25 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542506
Democratic 3000
Republican 2001
Total 592507
% of votes cast 65%27%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Tom — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Audra — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Coto — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Conway — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8701
Total 8701
% of votes cast 50%44%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Carter — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Fong — Yea
Tom — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Villines — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1947 do?
Existing law requires local publicly owned electric utilities to initiate a public proceeding to adopt, implement, and finance a solar initiative program to further the state goal of installing 3,000 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy in the state. Existing law requires the program to be consistent with prescribed requirements, including  that solar energy systems receiving monetary incentives be intended primarily to offset part or all of the consumer's own electricity demand, and that the solar energy system be located on the same premises of the end-use consumer where the consumer's own electricity demand is located. This bill would authorize a local publicly owned electric utility to adopt, implement, and finance a solar initiative program exempt from those offset and same-premises program requirements, where residential and business consumers offset part or all of their electricity demand with electricity generated by a solar energy system not located on the premises of the consumer, if the program meets certain requirements.
Who sponsors AB 1947?
AB 1947 is sponsored by Fong, Mike (Democratic), Jones, and Furutani.
What is the current status of AB 1947?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1947?
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