California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1954 — Electrical transmission: renewable energy resources.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 460, Statutes of 2010.

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

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

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law, the Public Utilities Act, prohibits any electrical corporation from beginning the construction of, among other things, a line, plant, or system, or of any extension thereof, without having first obtained from the CPUC a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity require or will require that construction (certificate of public convenience and necessity) . Existing law requires the CPUC, in acting upon an application by an electrical corporation for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, to deem new transmission facilities necessary to the provision of electric service if the CPUC finds that new transmission facilities are necessary to facilitate achievement of the renewable power goals established under the renewables portfolio standard. That law additionally requires the CPUC, upon finding that new transmission facilities are necessary to facilitate achievement of the renewable power goals established under the renewables portfolio standard, to take all feasible actions to ensure that the transmission rates established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are fully reflected in any retail rates established by the commission. This bill would provide that an application by an electrical corporation for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for new transmission facilities is necessary to the provision of electric service if the CPUC finds that the new transmission facility is necessary to facilitate achievement of the renewables portfolio standard. The bill would authorize the CPUC to approve the recovery in retail rates by an electrical corporation of certain costs for transmission facilities that are incurred in certain circumstances if not approved for recovery in transmission rates by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This bill would revise and recast certain of the definitions applicable to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, and would revise certain requirements applicable to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission for certifying when an eligible renewable energy resource may earn a renewable energy credit. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 399.12 of the Public Utilities Code, proposed by SB 722, to be operative only if SB 722 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2011, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 460, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6776.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6644.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4845.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From Special Consent Calendar pursuant to Joint Rule 22.2.

  12. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

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

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 2).

  15. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  17. 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.

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

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

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

  21. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5159.)

  22. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  23. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 5).

  24. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 19).

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

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

  27. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Re-referred. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 5).

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

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

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • V. Manuel Perez · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Co-sponsors (1)

  • V. Manuel Perez

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1954 SKINNER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 87003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — 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
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1954 Skinner By Strickland

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Liu — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Florez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 1954 SKINNER Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — 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
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa 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 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

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
Carter — Yea
Tom — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Ma — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1954 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law, the Public Utilities Act, prohibits any electrical corporation from beginning the construction of, among other things, a line, plant, or system, or of any extension thereof, without having first obtained from the CPUC a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity require or will require that construction (certificate of public convenience and necessity) . Existing law requires the CPUC, in acting upon an application by an electrical corporation for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, to deem new transmission facilities necessary to the provision of electric service if the CPUC finds that new transmission facilities are necessary to facilitate achievement of the renewable power goals established under the renewables portfolio standard. That law additionally requires the CPUC, upon finding that new transmission facilities are necessary to facilitate achievement of the renewable power goals established under the renewables portfolio standard, to take all feasible actions to ensure that the transmission rates established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are fully reflected in any retail rates established by the commission. This bill would provide that an application by an electrical corporation for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for new transmission facilities is necessary to the provision of electric service if the CPUC finds that the new transmission facility is necessary to facilitate achievement of the renewables portfolio standard. The bill would authorize the CPUC to approve the recovery in retail rates by an electrical corporation of certain costs for transmission facilities that are incurred in certain circumstances if not approved for recovery in transmission rates by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This bill would revise and recast certain of the definitions applicable to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, and would revise certain requirements applicable to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission for certifying when an eligible renewable energy resource may earn a renewable energy credit. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 399.12 of the Public Utilities Code, proposed by SB 722, to be operative only if SB 722 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2011, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors AB 1954?
AB 1954 is sponsored by V. Manuel Perez and Skinner.
What is the current status of AB 1954?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2010. Enacted.
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