California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 162 — Disclosure of sources of electrical generation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 313, Statutes of 2009.

  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 January 27, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law establishes a program under which retail suppliers of electricity disclose accurate, reliable, and simple to understand information on the sources of energy that are used to provide electric services. This bill would define the term "unspecified sources of power" for purposes of the above-described disclosure requirements to mean electricity generated that is not traceable to specific generation sources by any auditable contract trail or equivalent that provides commercial verification that the electricity source claimed has been sold once, and only once, to a retail consumer. The bill would additionally define the term "retail supplier." The bill would also enumerate specific fuel types and energy sources that are required to be disclosed by the retail supplier as a percentage of annual sales. Further, this bill would change reporting requirements from quarterly to annually and amend other details regarding disclosures and eliminate certain reporting requirements. (2) Under existing law, the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined, is responsible for implementing and enforcing a renewables portfolio standard for the utility that recognizes the intent of the Legislature to encourage renewable resources, while taking into consideration the effect of the standard on rates, reliability, and financial resources and the goal of environmental improvement. Existing law requires the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility to report certain information relative to renewable energy resources to its customers. This bill would provide that compliance by a local publicly owned electric utility with the program under which retail suppliers of electricity disclose accurate, reliable, and simple to understand information on the sources of energy that are used to provide electric service, is compliance with the renewables portfolio standard reporting requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 313, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2740.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1925.)

  7. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7).

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. 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.

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

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

  17. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1239.)

  18. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  19. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 22).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 23).

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

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

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

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ruskin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Ruskin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 162 RUSKIN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Republican 3000
Democratic 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Bass — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #15 AB162 Ruskin

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 8000
Republican 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 162 RUSKIN Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83001
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 91001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hagman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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 Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hall — Yea
Miller — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Democratic 1000
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Carter — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Duvall — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 162 do?
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law establishes a program under which retail suppliers of electricity disclose accurate, reliable, and simple to understand information on the sources of energy that are used to provide electric services. This bill would define the term "unspecified sources of power" for purposes of the above-described disclosure requirements to mean electricity generated that is not traceable to specific generation sources by any auditable contract trail or equivalent that provides commercial verification that the electricity source claimed has been sold once, and only once, to a retail consumer. The bill would additionally define the term "retail supplier." The bill would also enumerate specific fuel types and energy sources that are required to be disclosed by the retail supplier as a percentage of annual sales. Further, this bill would change reporting requirements from quarterly to annually and amend other details regarding disclosures and eliminate certain reporting requirements. (2) Under existing law, the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined, is responsible for implementing and enforcing a renewables portfolio standard for the utility that recognizes the intent of the Legislature to encourage renewable resources, while taking into consideration the effect of the standard on rates, reliability, and financial resources and the goal of environmental improvement. Existing law requires the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility to report certain information relative to renewable energy resources to its customers. This bill would provide that compliance by a local publicly owned electric utility with the program under which retail suppliers of electricity disclose accurate, reliable, and simple to understand information on the sources of energy that are used to provide electric service, is compliance with the renewables portfolio standard reporting requirements.
Who sponsors AB 162?
AB 162 is sponsored by Ruskin.
What is the current status of AB 162?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2009. Enacted.
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