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AB 631 — Public utilities: electric vehicle charging stations.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 480, Statutes of 2011.
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2011. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, as defined. The existing Public Utilities Act requires every public utility to furnish and maintain adequate, efficient, just, and reasonable service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities as are necessary to promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its patrons, employees, and the public. This bill would provide that the ownership, control, operation, or management of a facility that supplies electricity to the public only for use to charge light duty plug-in electric vehicles, as defined, does not make the corporation or person a public utility for purposes of the act.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 10/06/11 - Chaptered Current pdf October 06, 2011
- Enrolled 09/02/11 - Enrolled pdf September 02, 2011
- Amended 06/01/11 - Amended Assembly pdf June 01, 2011
- Introduced 02/16/11 - Introduced pdf February 16, 2011
- AB631 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 480, Statutes of 2011.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
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In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2200.).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 5).
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Referred to Com. on E., U., & C.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 1853.)
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Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1690.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Ordered to second reading.
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Withdrawn from committee pursuant to Assembly Rule 96(b).
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and TRANS.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Buchanan · Cosponsor
- Garrick · Cosponsor
- Ma · Primary
- Mike Fong · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Ma
Co-sponsors (3)
- Buchanan
- Garrick
- Fong, Mike Democratic
Not signed on (118)
118 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 118 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| De León | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Negrete McLeod | — | Not Voting |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Not Voting |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Dutton | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Not Voting |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| La Malfa | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| De León | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Not Voting |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 71 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 74 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Halderman | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Garrick | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Hagman | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| John A. Pérez | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Valadao | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Bonilla | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Gorell | — | Not Voting |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Not Voting |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Not Voting |
| Donnelly | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Not Voting |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Silva | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Huber | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Mansoor | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Dickinson | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Nay |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
| Yamada | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Bonnie Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Roger Hernández | — | Not Voting |
| V. Manuel Pérez | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 7% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gorell | — | Not Voting |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Not Voting |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Valadao | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Nay |
| Roger Hernández | — | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 631 do?
- Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, as defined. The existing Public Utilities Act requires every public utility to furnish and maintain adequate, efficient, just, and reasonable service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities as are necessary to promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its patrons, employees, and the public. This bill would provide that the ownership, control, operation, or management of a facility that supplies electricity to the public only for use to charge light duty plug-in electric vehicles, as defined, does not make the corporation or person a public utility for purposes of the act.
- Who sponsors AB 631?
- AB 631 is sponsored by Buchanan, Garrick, Ma, and Fong, Mike (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 631?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2011. Enacted.
- Where can I track AB 631?
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