California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 306 — Energy: piezoelectric transducers: study.

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.

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Summary

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , on a biennial basis beginning in 2003, to adopt an integrated energy policy report providing information on specified subjects related to energy. Existing law establishes the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, a continuously appropriated fund appropriated to the Energy Commission, for the purposes of funding programs designed to foster the development of new in-state renewable electricity generation technology facilities. This bill would require the Energy Commission to conduct research on generating electricity using piezoelectric transducers under roadways or railways. The bill would require the Energy Commission to establish pilot projects that would employ piezoelectric-based energy-harvesting technology, if the Energy Commission determines that the technology has the potential to generate electricity with performance, reliability, and cost projections that are comparable to existing or emerging renewable energy sources. The bill would require the Energy Commission to collaborate with the Department of Transportation and would require the department to conduct research on the piezoelectric-based energy-harvesting technology according to the department's usual research protocol if the pilot project is conducted in a facility that is part of the state highway or rail system under the department's jurisdiction. The bill would authorize the Energy Commission to expend the moneys in the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to implement this research. The Energy Commission would be required to report its findings in the integrated energy policy report adopted in 2013. These provisions would be repealed on January 1, 2015.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 21. Page 3198.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 2426.).

  6. Ordered to third reading.

  7. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2392.)

  8. Withdrawn from committee.

  9. In committee: Held under submission.

  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

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

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 5).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U., & C. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  15. Re-referred to Coms. on T. & H. and E., U., & C.

  16. Withdrawn from committee.

  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. Referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and T. & H.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 3. Page 1729.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 27).

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

  25. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  28. Read second time and amended.

  29. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 25).

  30. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  31. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  32. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and TRANS.

  33. From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

  34. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • Strickland · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Primary
  • Nestande · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Wagner · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gatto

Co-sponsors (9)

  • Blumenfield
  • Atkins
  • Strickland
  • Galgiani
  • Gordon
  • Nestande
  • Pavley
  • Wagner
  • Williams

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 306 GATTO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 56 Yea · 21 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551903
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 562103
% of votes cast 70%26%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Conway — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Cedillo — Not Voting
Chesbro — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Norby — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Huber — Yea
Cook — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Supp 1 AB306 Gatto By Strickland

Passed 27 Yea · 9 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24904
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 27904
% of votes cast 68%23%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Yee — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Runner — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Rubio — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Hernandez — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Alquist — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Dutton — Not Voting
Kehoe — Nay
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Nay
Anderson — Yea
Lieu — Nay
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 4005
Democratic 1000
Total 6005
% of votes cast 55%0%0%45%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
De León — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Fuller — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Set, first hearing. Held in Committee. Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
De León — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wright — Yea
Simitian — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 306 GATTO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70304
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 73304
% of votes cast 91%4%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Butler — Yea
Allen — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 11500
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11102
Total 11102
% of votes cast 79%7%0%14%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Galgiani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Achadjian — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 306 do?
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , on a biennial basis beginning in 2003, to adopt an integrated energy policy report providing information on specified subjects related to energy. Existing law establishes the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, a continuously appropriated fund appropriated to the Energy Commission, for the purposes of funding programs designed to foster the development of new in-state renewable electricity generation technology facilities. This bill would require the Energy Commission to conduct research on generating electricity using piezoelectric transducers under roadways or railways. The bill would require the Energy Commission to establish pilot projects that would employ piezoelectric-based energy-harvesting technology, if the Energy Commission determines that the technology has the potential to generate electricity with performance, reliability, and cost projections that are comparable to existing or emerging renewable energy sources. The bill would require the Energy Commission to collaborate with the Department of Transportation and would require the department to conduct research on the piezoelectric-based energy-harvesting technology according to the department's usual research protocol if the pilot project is conducted in a facility that is part of the state highway or rail system under the department's jurisdiction. The bill would authorize the Energy Commission to expend the moneys in the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to implement this research. The Energy Commission would be required to report its findings in the integrated energy policy report adopted in 2013. These provisions would be repealed on January 1, 2015.
Who sponsors AB 306?
AB 306 is sponsored by Blumenfield, Atkins, Strickland, Galgiani, Gordon, Gatto, Nestande, Pavley, Wagner, and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 306?
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 306?
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