California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1055 — Public Utilities Commission: solicitation of contributions from regulated persons or corporations.

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 2011-2012 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, as defined. Existing law prohibits a commissioner from holding an official relation to or having a financial interest in a person or corporation subject to regulation by the commission and requires the commission to adopt an updated Conflict of Interest Code and State of Incompatible Activities. This bill would prohibit a commissioner or employee of the commission from knowingly soliciting charitable, political, or other contributions from any person or corporation subject to regulation by the commission, or from any person that is representing, or regularly represents, persons or corporations regulated by the commission. The bill would additionally require the commission to annually report certain information to the Legislature relative to organizations that solicit charitable, political, or other contributions from any person or corporation subject to regulation by the commission, or from any person that is representing, or regularly represents, persons or corporations regulated by the commission on which a commissioner, the executive director, an assistant executive director, the attorney, an administrative law judge, or other exempt employee of the commission serves as an officer or member of the board of directors or other leadership body for the organization.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  3. Enrolled measure version corrected.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2246.).

  6. Ordered to third reading.

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

  8. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  9. Read second time. Ordered 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. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1452.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 11).

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 25).

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

  22. Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and E. & R.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hill · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

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

3rd Reading AB1055 Hill By Yee

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Democratic 1001
Republican 0001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Evans — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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

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
Corbett — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Rubio — Yea
De León — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 1055 HILL Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73002
Democratic 3000
Republican 2000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Butler — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Knight — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12002
Democratic 1000
Total 13002
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1055 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, as defined. Existing law prohibits a commissioner from holding an official relation to or having a financial interest in a person or corporation subject to regulation by the commission and requires the commission to adopt an updated Conflict of Interest Code and State of Incompatible Activities. This bill would prohibit a commissioner or employee of the commission from knowingly soliciting charitable, political, or other contributions from any person or corporation subject to regulation by the commission, or from any person that is representing, or regularly represents, persons or corporations regulated by the commission. The bill would additionally require the commission to annually report certain information to the Legislature relative to organizations that solicit charitable, political, or other contributions from any person or corporation subject to regulation by the commission, or from any person that is representing, or regularly represents, persons or corporations regulated by the commission on which a commissioner, the executive director, an assistant executive director, the attorney, an administrative law judge, or other exempt employee of the commission serves as an officer or member of the board of directors or other leadership body for the organization.
Who sponsors AB 1055?
AB 1055 is sponsored by Hill.
What is the current status of AB 1055?
This bill died with 2011-2012 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 1055?
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