California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 42 — Electricity: Pacific Gas and Electric Company: seismic fault.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to conduct various assessments and forecasts on energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices. This bill would require Pacific Gas and Electric Company, in furtherance of the recommendations made by the Energy Commission, to conduct seismic fault studies or surveys in areas at or near the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in order to maintain reliable operation of the electrical grid and mitigate impacts to customer rates that could result from a seismic event. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. The bill would require the commission, in consultation with the California Geologic Survey and the Seismic Safety Commission, to conduct or facilitate a peer review of any fault studies or surveys conducted pursuant to that requirement within 120 days of receipt of a final study or survey. The bill would require the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to fund all costs associated with a peer review of any studies or surveys and would require the commission to authorize the utility to fully recover, in its generation procurement rates, all reasonable costs associated with any studies, surveys, or peer review required pursuant to the bill. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (3) This bill would state the findings and declarations of the Legislature concerning the need for special legislation.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2816.)

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

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

  8. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  12. 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.

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

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2028.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 13).

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

  24. Read second time and amended.

  25. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 23).

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

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

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

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blakeslee · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Blakeslee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 42 BLAKESLEE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80005
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 86005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Audra — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Conway — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Skinner — 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
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — 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

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Special Consent #15 AB42 Blakeslee

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
Cedillo — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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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
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Wright — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 42 BLAKESLEE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81005
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 86006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Evans — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15005
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 16006
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Duvall — Not Voting
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13002
Democratic 1000
Total 14002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 42 do?
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to conduct various assessments and forecasts on energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices. This bill would require Pacific Gas and Electric Company, in furtherance of the recommendations made by the Energy Commission, to conduct seismic fault studies or surveys in areas at or near the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in order to maintain reliable operation of the electrical grid and mitigate impacts to customer rates that could result from a seismic event. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. The bill would require the commission, in consultation with the California Geologic Survey and the Seismic Safety Commission, to conduct or facilitate a peer review of any fault studies or surveys conducted pursuant to that requirement within 120 days of receipt of a final study or survey. The bill would require the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to fund all costs associated with a peer review of any studies or surveys and would require the commission to authorize the utility to fully recover, in its generation procurement rates, all reasonable costs associated with any studies, surveys, or peer review required pursuant to the bill. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (3) This bill would state the findings and declarations of the Legislature concerning the need for special legislation.
Who sponsors AB 42?
AB 42 is sponsored by Blakeslee.
What is the current status of AB 42?
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 42?
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