California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 724 — Clean Energy Jobs and Investment Act.

Last action — Measure version as amended on September 9 corrected.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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

(1) Under the Public Utilities Act, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Public Utilities Act requires the PUC to require, until January 1, 2012, an electrical corporation to identify a separate electrical rate component (public goods charge) to fund energy efficiency, renewable energy, and research, development, and demonstration programs that enhance system reliability and provide in-state benefits. A violation of the Public Utilities Act is a crime. This bill would extend this requirement to January 1, 2020. Because a violation of this requirement is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would, commencing on January 1, 2012, increase the amount of funds the PUC would require an electrical corporation to collect for these purposes. This bill would result in a change in state taxes for the purpose of increasing state revenues within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature. The bill would provide that if the Legislature finds that moneys collected on or after January 1, 2012, are not used for the above-specified purposes, the collection of those moneys would cease at the end of the calendar year in which the Legislature made that finding. (2) Existing law requires that the moneys collected between January 1, 2007, and January 1, 2012, from the electrical corporations for public interest research, development, and demonstration projects be deposited in the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Fund and be used for the purposes of the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration, Program. This bill would enact the Clean Energy Jobs and Investment Act. This bill would expressly provide that the public goods charge for public interest research, development, and demonstration projects collected before January 1, 2012, be deposited into the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Fund and expended for the purposes of the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program. The bill would establish the Clean Energy Innovation Program Fund in the State Treasury and would require public goods charge collected on and after January 1, 2012, to be deposited into the Clean Energy Innovation Program Fund and expended by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , upon appropriation, for specified purposes. (3) Existing law requires the Energy Commission to establish programs to optimize public investment and ensure that the most cost-effective and efficient investments in renewable energy resources are vigorously pursued (Renewable Energy Resources Program) . Existing law requires, until January 1, 2012, that moneys from the public goods charge collected for renewable energy be transferred to the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for the purpose of implementing the program. This bill would revise and recast the Renewable Energy Resources Program to, among other things, provide investment in energy storage technologies. The bill would extend to January 1, 2020, the transfer of the public goods charge collected for renewable energy to the Renewable Resource Trust Fund. The bill would provide that moneys in the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be expended for the purposes of the program. (4) Decisions of the PUC adopted the California Solar Initiative (CSI) . Existing law requires the PUC to undertake certain steps in implementing the CSI. Existing law requires the PUC to ensure that the total cost of the CSI over the duration of the program does not exceed $3,350,000,000, including $400,000,000 from the Emerging Renewable Resources Account within the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, for programs for the installation of solar energy systems, as defined, on new construction administered by the Energy Commission (New Solar Homes Partnership) . This bill would provide that the $400,000,000 referenced above be subject to supervision by the PUC. The bill would require the Energy Commission to revise its guidelines applicable to the New Solar Homes Partnership so that the program accomplishes specified matter. (5) The bill would not become operative unless SB 870 of the 2011–12 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted on or before January 1, 2012. (6) 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. (7) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Measure version as amended on September 9 corrected.

  2. Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 19. Noes 17. Page 2487.)

  3. Ordered to third reading.

  4. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 2481.)

  5. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  7. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 2473.)

  8. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 2473.)

  9. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  14. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 2368.)

  15. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  26. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 15. Page 1502.)

  27. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  29. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 11).

  30. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  31. Read second time and amended.

  32. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 25).

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

  34. Referred to Com. on U. & C.

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

  36. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bradford · Primary
  • Williams · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bradford

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Williams

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB724 Bradford By Padilla Urgency Clause

Failed 19 Yea · 17 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 181603
Democratic 1100
Republican 0001
Total 191704
% of votes cast 48%43%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Huff — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Harman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Rubio — Not Voting
Negrete McLeod — Not Voting
Wolk — Not Voting
Wright — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Correa — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6102
Republican 0001
Democratic 1000
Total 7103
% of votes cast 64%9%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
De León — Yea
Corbett — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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AB 724 BRADFORD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 62 Yea · 15 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 601403
Republican 1100
Democratic 1000
Total 621503
% of votes cast 78%19%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — 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 Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12301
Democratic 1000
Total 13301
% of votes cast 76%18%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Donnelly — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11003
Democratic 1000
Total 12003
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Fletcher — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — 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 724 do?
(1) Under the Public Utilities Act, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Public Utilities Act requires the PUC to require, until January 1, 2012, an electrical corporation to identify a separate electrical rate component (public goods charge) to fund energy efficiency, renewable energy, and research, development, and demonstration programs that enhance system reliability and provide in-state benefits. A violation of the Public Utilities Act is a crime. This bill would extend this requirement to January 1, 2020. Because a violation of this requirement is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would, commencing on January 1, 2012, increase the amount of funds the PUC would require an electrical corporation to collect for these purposes. This bill would result in a change in state taxes for the purpose of increasing state revenues within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature. The bill would provide that if the Legislature finds that moneys collected on or after January 1, 2012, are not used for the above-specified purposes, the collection of those moneys would cease at the end of the calendar year in which the Legislature made that finding. (2) Existing law requires that the moneys collected between January 1, 2007, and January 1, 2012, from the electrical corporations for public interest research, development, and demonstration projects be deposited in the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Fund and be used for the purposes of the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration, Program. This bill would enact the Clean Energy Jobs and Investment Act. This bill would expressly provide that the public goods charge for public interest research, development, and demonstration projects collected before January 1, 2012, be deposited into the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Fund and expended for the purposes of the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program. The bill would establish the Clean Energy Innovation Program Fund in the State Treasury and would require public goods charge collected on and after January 1, 2012, to be deposited into the Clean Energy Innovation Program Fund and expended by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , upon appropriation, for specified purposes. (3) Existing law requires the Energy Commission to establish programs to optimize public investment and ensure that the most cost-effective and efficient investments in renewable energy resources are vigorously pursued (Renewable Energy Resources Program) . Existing law requires, until January 1, 2012, that moneys from the public goods charge collected for renewable energy be transferred to the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for the purpose of implementing the program. This bill would revise and recast the Renewable Energy Resources Program to, among other things, provide investment in energy storage technologies. The bill would extend to January 1, 2020, the transfer of the public goods charge collected for renewable energy to the Renewable Resource Trust Fund. The bill would provide that moneys in the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be expended for the purposes of the program. (4) Decisions of the PUC adopted the California Solar Initiative (CSI) . Existing law requires the PUC to undertake certain steps in implementing the CSI. Existing law requires the PUC to ensure that the total cost of the CSI over the duration of the program does not exceed $3,350,000,000, including $400,000,000 from the Emerging Renewable Resources Account within the Renewable Resource Trust Fund, for programs for the installation of solar energy systems, as defined, on new construction administered by the Energy Commission (New Solar Homes Partnership) . This bill would provide that the $400,000,000 referenced above be subject to supervision by the PUC. The bill would require the Energy Commission to revise its guidelines applicable to the New Solar Homes Partnership so that the program accomplishes specified matter. (5) The bill would not become operative unless SB 870 of the 2011–12 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted on or before January 1, 2012. (6) 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. (7) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 724?
AB 724 is sponsored by Bradford and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 724?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 724?
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