California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1073 — Energy: solar thermal powerplants: conversion to solar photovoltaic technology.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 14, Statutes of 2012.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law vests the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission with the exclusive jurisdiction to certify thermal powerplants. Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , the certification of a thermal powerplant is a certified regulatory program and is therefore exempt from certain requirements of CEQA. A thermal powerplant does not include a solar photovoltaic electrical generating facility. However, existing law provides that the thermal powerplant certification process applies to owners of specified proposed solar thermal powerplants who are proposing to convert the proposed facility from solar thermal technology to solar photovoltaic technology if the proposed solar thermal powerplant project has been certified by the commission. Existing law provides that the thermal powerplant certification process does not apply to the proposed conversion if the certification of the proposed solar thermal powerplant was timely challenged. This bill would provide that the thermal powerplant certification process would apply to a proposed conversion of a solar thermal powerplant that was timely challenged if the challenge was subsequently dismissed by the California Supreme Court. (2) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 14, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 11. Page 4762.).

  5. Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and APPR.

  6. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  7. Re-referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after March 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  9. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 2. Page 3001.).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 19).

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

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

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Ordered to second reading.

  19. From inactive file.

  20. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Padilla.

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. Ordered to second reading.

  23. From inactive file.

  24. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Padilla.

  25. Ordered to third reading.

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

  27. Ordered to special consent calendar.

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

  29. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 5).

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

  31. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  34. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1448.)

  35. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  37. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 9).

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

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

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

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

  42. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Fuentes · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Fuentes

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1073 FUENTES Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 56 Yea · 11 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 5311013
Democratic 1000
Total 5611013
% of votes cast 70%14%0%16%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Huber — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Fong — Yea
Conway — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cook — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Feuer — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Butler — Nay
Harkey — Yea
Atkins — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Knight — Yea
Ammiano — Nay
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Nay
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Nay
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Not Voting
Hill — Nay
Jeffries — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Garrick — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1073 Fuentes By Padilla Urgency Clause

Passed 28 Yea · 2 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 252010
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 282010
% of votes cast 70%5%0%25%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Nay
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Corbett — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Nay
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

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
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7004
Republican 0001
Democratic 1000
Total 8005
% of votes cast 62%0%0%38%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Not Voting
Rubio — Yea
De León — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Kehoe — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1073 FUENTES Assembly Third Reading

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
Ammiano — Yea
Butler — Yea
Campos — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gatto — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Democratic 1000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Knight — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1073 do?
(1) Existing law vests the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission with the exclusive jurisdiction to certify thermal powerplants. Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , the certification of a thermal powerplant is a certified regulatory program and is therefore exempt from certain requirements of CEQA. A thermal powerplant does not include a solar photovoltaic electrical generating facility. However, existing law provides that the thermal powerplant certification process applies to owners of specified proposed solar thermal powerplants who are proposing to convert the proposed facility from solar thermal technology to solar photovoltaic technology if the proposed solar thermal powerplant project has been certified by the commission. Existing law provides that the thermal powerplant certification process does not apply to the proposed conversion if the certification of the proposed solar thermal powerplant was timely challenged. This bill would provide that the thermal powerplant certification process would apply to a proposed conversion of a solar thermal powerplant that was timely challenged if the challenge was subsequently dismissed by the California Supreme Court. (2) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 1073?
AB 1073 is sponsored by Fuentes.
What is the current status of AB 1073?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1073?
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