California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1879 — Electrical and gas corporations: collection of charges.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations, as respectively defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. An existing decision of the commission governs retroactive billing by gas corporations and electrical corporations and imposes a 3-year limit on utility billing adjustments for meter and billing errors for commercial customers. This bill would require the commission to reconsider that decision and, if it has not done so in a proceeding by January 1, 2011, open a proceeding to examine whether the 3-year limit on billing adjustments for meter and billing errors is an appropriate timeframe for small commercial customers of gas corporations and electrical corporations.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:50 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 67. Noes 8. Page 6156.)

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4408.)

  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, be amended, and to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 29).

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

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

  11. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 8. Page 5404.)

  12. Read second time. To third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

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

  15. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19).

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

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

  18. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

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

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Beall

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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 1879 BEALL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 8 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74704
Democratic 3000
Republican 2100
Total 79804
% of votes cast 87%9%0%4%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Tom — Yea
Bill — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Carter — Yea
Knight — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Villines — Nay
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd AB1879 Beall

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Florez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 1879 BEALL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 8 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73705
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 77806
% of votes cast 85%9%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Coto — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — 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
Davis — Yea
Eng — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12500
Democratic 1000
Total 13500
% of votes cast 72%28%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Conway — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Coto — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Nay
Norby — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Ma — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Tom — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Villines — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1879 do?
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations, as respectively defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. An existing decision of the commission governs retroactive billing by gas corporations and electrical corporations and imposes a 3-year limit on utility billing adjustments for meter and billing errors for commercial customers. This bill would require the commission to reconsider that decision and, if it has not done so in a proceeding by January 1, 2011, open a proceeding to examine whether the 3-year limit on billing adjustments for meter and billing errors is an appropriate timeframe for small commercial customers of gas corporations and electrical corporations.
Who sponsors AB 1879?
AB 1879 is sponsored by Beall.
What is the current status of AB 1879?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 1879?
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