California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 43 — Electricity: Green Tariff Shared Renewables Program.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 413, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 11, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Under existing law, the local government renewable energy self-generation program authorizes a local government to receive a bill credit to be applied to a designated benefiting account for electricity exported to the electrical grid by an eligible renewable generating facility, as defined, and requires the commission to adopt a rate tariff for the benefiting account. This bill would enact the Green Tariff Shared Renewables Program. The program would require a participating utility, defined as being an electrical corporation with 100,000 or more customers in California, to file with the commission an application requesting approval of a green tariff shared renewables program to implement a program enabling ratepayers to participate directly in offsite electrical generation facilities that use eligible renewable energy resources, consistent with certain legislative findings and statements of intent. The bill would require the commission, by July 1, 2014, to issue a decision concerning the participating utility's application, determining whether to approve or disapprove the application, with or without modifications. The bill would require the commission, after notice and opportunity for public comment, to approve the application if the commission determines that the proposed program is reasonable and consistent with the legislative findings and statements of intent. The bill would require the commission to require that a participating utility's green tariff shared renewables program be administered in accordance with specified provisions. The bill would repeal the program on January 1, 2019. (2) Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of the bill would require action by the commission to implement its requirements, a violation of these provisions would impose a state-mandated local program by expanding the definition of a crime. (3) 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 413, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 2374.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 16. Page 3177.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 2951.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (August 30).

  12. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 24).

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

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

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 1200.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. Ordered to second reading.

  21. Read third time and amended.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1006.) (May 23).

  24. Set for hearing May 23.

  25. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  26. Set for hearing May 20.

  27. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  30. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 6. Noes 4. Page 750.) (April 30).

  31. Set for hearing April 30.

  32. Re-referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and RLS.

  33. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  34. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  35. Read first time.

  36. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 11.

  37. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Corbett · Cosponsor
  • Levine · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Wolk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Corbett
  • Levine
  • Pavley
  • Skinner
  • Williams

Not signed on (116)

116 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

Unfinished Supp 1 SB43 Wolk Concurrence

Passed 27 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241200
Democratic 3000
Total 271200
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cannella — Nay
De León — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 43 Wolk Senate Third Reading By WILLIAMS

Passed 57 Yea · 16 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 531305
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 571605
% of votes cast 73%21%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hall — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Allen — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Perea — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fox — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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SB 43 Wolk Senate Third Reading By WILLIAMS Amend By WILLIAMS Set #1

Passed 53 Yea · 22 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 491903
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 532203
% of votes cast 68%28%0%4%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Chau — Yea
Conway — Nay
Daly — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rendon — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Salas — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Allen — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Linder — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Logue — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12103
Democratic 1000
Total 13103
% of votes cast 76%6%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Linder — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Democratic 2000
Republican 0101
Total 11103
% of votes cast 73%7%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Gorell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 27 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24903
Democratic 3000
Total 27903
% of votes cast 69%23%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Nay
Monning — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Walters — Nay
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 43 do?
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Under existing law, the local government renewable energy self-generation program authorizes a local government to receive a bill credit to be applied to a designated benefiting account for electricity exported to the electrical grid by an eligible renewable generating facility, as defined, and requires the commission to adopt a rate tariff for the benefiting account. This bill would enact the Green Tariff Shared Renewables Program. The program would require a participating utility, defined as being an electrical corporation with 100,000 or more customers in California, to file with the commission an application requesting approval of a green tariff shared renewables program to implement a program enabling ratepayers to participate directly in offsite electrical generation facilities that use eligible renewable energy resources, consistent with certain legislative findings and statements of intent. The bill would require the commission, by July 1, 2014, to issue a decision concerning the participating utility's application, determining whether to approve or disapprove the application, with or without modifications. The bill would require the commission, after notice and opportunity for public comment, to approve the application if the commission determines that the proposed program is reasonable and consistent with the legislative findings and statements of intent. The bill would require the commission to require that a participating utility's green tariff shared renewables program be administered in accordance with specified provisions. The bill would repeal the program on January 1, 2019. (2) Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of the bill would require action by the commission to implement its requirements, a violation of these provisions would impose a state-mandated local program by expanding the definition of a crime. (3) 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.
Who sponsors SB 43?
SB 43 is sponsored by Corbett, Levine, Pavley, Skinner, Williams, and Wolk.
What is the current status of SB 43?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 11, 2012. Enacted.
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