California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2249 — Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 607, Statutes of 2012.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 makes findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the promotion of solar water heating systems and other technologies that reduce natural gas demand and defines terms for purposes of the act. The act requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to evaluate data available from a specified pilot program, and, if it makes a specified determination, to design and implement a program of incentives for the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems, as defined, in homes and businesses throughout the state by 2017. The act requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources and Conservation Commission and interested members of the public, to establish eligibility criteria for the solar water heating systems receiving gas customer funded incentives. The act requires the PUC to establish conditions on those incentives. The act defines a solar water heating system as a solar energy device that has the primary purpose of reducing demand for natural gas through water heating, space heating, or other methods of capturing energy from the sun to reduce natural gas consumption in a home, business, or any building receiving natural gas sold or transported for consumption in this state and that meets or exceeds the eligibility criteria. The act excludes solar pool heating systems from that definition. This bill would expand the definition of a solar water heating system to include a facility meeting the specified requirements and would qualify the exclusion from the definition of a solar water heating system as being limited to a single-family residential solar pool heating system. The bill would delete the requirement that the PUC evaluate data available from a specified pilot program before it makes a specified determination to design and implement a program of incentives for the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems in homes and business throughout the state by 2017. The bill would revise certain eligibility criteria as being applicable to installation of solar water heating systems at government, nonprofit, and educational sites and would require the PUC to determine an appropriate division of funds between solar water heating systems that are and are not solar pool heating systems. The bill would require the PUC, not later than February 1, 2014, to complete a review of whether the rebate levels established by the PUC will be sufficient to spur investment to reach the goals of the program and to report the results of the review to the Legislature. The bill would require the PUC to require a gas corporation or 3rd-party administrator to implement the changes made to the act by the bill not later than July 1, 2013. The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes to the act. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because the duties of gas corporations pursuant to the Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 would be expanded by this bill, a decision or order of the PUC would be required to implement the program requirements, a violation of which would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by expanding the definition of a crime. The Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 requires the governing body of each publicly owned utility providing gas service to retail end-use gas customers to adopt, implement, and finance a solar water heating system incentive program to meet certain requirements. By expanding the definition of a solar water heating system to include a facility meeting the specified requirements and qualifying the exclusion from the definition of a solar water heating system as being limited to a single-family residential solar pool heating system, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 specified reasons.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 607, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 9. Page 6652.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6605.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 2. Page 4956.).

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).

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

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

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 3).

  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. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 9. Page 5129.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25).

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

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9).

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

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

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

  28. Read first time.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  30. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Buchanan · Primary
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Wieckowski · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Wolk · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Buchanan

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Huffman
  • Wieckowski
  • Williams
  • Wolk

Not signed on (117)

117 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 AB2249 Buchanan By Wolk

Passed 32 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29206
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 32206
% of votes cast 80%5%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Evans — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 2249 BUCHANAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 68 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1100
Unaffiliated 66803
Democratic 1000
Total 68903
% of votes cast 85%11%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Allen — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Hall — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Knight — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8003
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 10003
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
De León — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 2249 BUCHANAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68702
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 69902
% of votes cast 86%11%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Davis — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Miller — Yea
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Allen — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Monning — Yea
Norby — Nay
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Davis — Yea
Campos — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Lara — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gorell — Yea
Knight — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2249 do?
The Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 makes findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the promotion of solar water heating systems and other technologies that reduce natural gas demand and defines terms for purposes of the act. The act requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to evaluate data available from a specified pilot program, and, if it makes a specified determination, to design and implement a program of incentives for the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems, as defined, in homes and businesses throughout the state by 2017. The act requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources and Conservation Commission and interested members of the public, to establish eligibility criteria for the solar water heating systems receiving gas customer funded incentives. The act requires the PUC to establish conditions on those incentives. The act defines a solar water heating system as a solar energy device that has the primary purpose of reducing demand for natural gas through water heating, space heating, or other methods of capturing energy from the sun to reduce natural gas consumption in a home, business, or any building receiving natural gas sold or transported for consumption in this state and that meets or exceeds the eligibility criteria. The act excludes solar pool heating systems from that definition. This bill would expand the definition of a solar water heating system to include a facility meeting the specified requirements and would qualify the exclusion from the definition of a solar water heating system as being limited to a single-family residential solar pool heating system. The bill would delete the requirement that the PUC evaluate data available from a specified pilot program before it makes a specified determination to design and implement a program of incentives for the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems in homes and business throughout the state by 2017. The bill would revise certain eligibility criteria as being applicable to installation of solar water heating systems at government, nonprofit, and educational sites and would require the PUC to determine an appropriate division of funds between solar water heating systems that are and are not solar pool heating systems. The bill would require the PUC, not later than February 1, 2014, to complete a review of whether the rebate levels established by the PUC will be sufficient to spur investment to reach the goals of the program and to report the results of the review to the Legislature. The bill would require the PUC to require a gas corporation or 3rd-party administrator to implement the changes made to the act by the bill not later than July 1, 2013. The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes to the act. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because the duties of gas corporations pursuant to the Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 would be expanded by this bill, a decision or order of the PUC would be required to implement the program requirements, a violation of which would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by expanding the definition of a crime. The Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 requires the governing body of each publicly owned utility providing gas service to retail end-use gas customers to adopt, implement, and finance a solar water heating system incentive program to meet certain requirements. By expanding the definition of a solar water heating system to include a facility meeting the specified requirements and qualifying the exclusion from the definition of a solar water heating system as being limited to a single-family residential solar pool heating system, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 specified reasons.
Who sponsors AB 2249?
AB 2249 is sponsored by Buchanan, Huffman, Wieckowski, Williams, and Wolk.
What is the current status of AB 2249?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.
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