California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2145 — Electricity: community choice aggregation.

Last action — Died on third reading file.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. The Public Utilities Act authorizes a community choice aggregator, as defined, to aggregate the electrical load of interested electricity consumers within its boundaries and requires a community choice aggregator to file an implementation plan with the commission and requires that the plan include disclosures of certain information and describe other matter. The act requires a community choice aggregator to register with the commission, which may require additional information to ensure compliance with basic consumer protection rules and other procedural matters. Existing law requires that a city, county, or city and county that elects to implement a community choice aggregation program within its jurisdiction do so by ordinance, but authorizes a city, county, or city and county to request, by affirmative resolution of its governing council or board, that another entity authorized to be a community choice aggregator act as the community choice aggregator on its behalf, in which case, that other entity is responsible for adopting the ordinance to implement the community choice aggregation program on behalf of the requesting city, county, or city and county. This bill would require solicitations of customers by a community choice aggregator contain, and communication by the community choice aggregator to the public or prospective and existing customers to be consistent with, specified information and would require that the implementation plan filed by a community choice aggregator completely describe certain matter required to be disclosed under existing law. The bill would authorize the commission to require that a community choice aggregator, when registering with the commission, provide additional information to ensure compliance with basic consumer protection and other rules and other procedural matters. If a city, county, or city and county requests another entity that is authorized to be a community choice aggregator to act as the community choice aggregator on its behalf, the bill would require that the entity that is to be the community choice aggregator be in a county that is contiguous to the requesting city, county, or city and county. The bill would provide that, beginning January 1, 2015, no entity may enact an ordinance to serve as the community choice aggregator in more than 3-contiguous-counties, but may serve as the community choice aggregator for any city, county, or city and county that is outside a 3-contiguous-county area, for which it adopted an ordinance prior to January 1, 2015. The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive revisions to the community choice aggregator provisions. The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes the legislative or other governing bodies of 2 or more public agencies to jointly exercise by agreement any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes any group of cities, counties, or cities and counties whose governing boards have so elected to combine the loads of their programs as a community choice aggregator through the formation of a joint powers agency established pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act. This bill would prohibit a joint powers agency formed to provide electric service as a community choice aggregator from exceeding the geographical boundaries of 3-contiguous-counties, but would provide that this limitation does not apply where an ordinance authorizing community choice aggregation outside the 3-contiguous-counties was adopted prior to January 1, 2015. 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 bill would impose requirements regarding a community choice aggregator, a violation of which would be a crime, this 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 a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on third reading file.

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

  3. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14).

  4. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. Withdrawn from committee.

  7. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 23).

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

  10. Referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and E.Q.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 15. Page 5296.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 23).

  15. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5065.)

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

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4633.)

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

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

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

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

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bradford · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bradford

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 2145 BRADFORD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 15 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4415013
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 5115013
% of votes cast 65%19%0%16%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Bloom — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Allen — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chesbro — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Not Voting
Gordon — Nay
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Ammiano — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Levine — Nay
Mullin — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Ting — Nay
Weber — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11103
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 12104
% of votes cast 71%6%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Linder — Nay
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8005
Republican 1001
Total 9006
% of votes cast 60%0%0%40%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Chávez — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Garcia — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2145 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. The Public Utilities Act authorizes a community choice aggregator, as defined, to aggregate the electrical load of interested electricity consumers within its boundaries and requires a community choice aggregator to file an implementation plan with the commission and requires that the plan include disclosures of certain information and describe other matter. The act requires a community choice aggregator to register with the commission, which may require additional information to ensure compliance with basic consumer protection rules and other procedural matters. Existing law requires that a city, county, or city and county that elects to implement a community choice aggregation program within its jurisdiction do so by ordinance, but authorizes a city, county, or city and county to request, by affirmative resolution of its governing council or board, that another entity authorized to be a community choice aggregator act as the community choice aggregator on its behalf, in which case, that other entity is responsible for adopting the ordinance to implement the community choice aggregation program on behalf of the requesting city, county, or city and county. This bill would require solicitations of customers by a community choice aggregator contain, and communication by the community choice aggregator to the public or prospective and existing customers to be consistent with, specified information and would require that the implementation plan filed by a community choice aggregator completely describe certain matter required to be disclosed under existing law. The bill would authorize the commission to require that a community choice aggregator, when registering with the commission, provide additional information to ensure compliance with basic consumer protection and other rules and other procedural matters. If a city, county, or city and county requests another entity that is authorized to be a community choice aggregator to act as the community choice aggregator on its behalf, the bill would require that the entity that is to be the community choice aggregator be in a county that is contiguous to the requesting city, county, or city and county. The bill would provide that, beginning January 1, 2015, no entity may enact an ordinance to serve as the community choice aggregator in more than 3-contiguous-counties, but may serve as the community choice aggregator for any city, county, or city and county that is outside a 3-contiguous-county area, for which it adopted an ordinance prior to January 1, 2015. The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive revisions to the community choice aggregator provisions. The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes the legislative or other governing bodies of 2 or more public agencies to jointly exercise by agreement any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes any group of cities, counties, or cities and counties whose governing boards have so elected to combine the loads of their programs as a community choice aggregator through the formation of a joint powers agency established pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act. This bill would prohibit a joint powers agency formed to provide electric service as a community choice aggregator from exceeding the geographical boundaries of 3-contiguous-counties, but would provide that this limitation does not apply where an ordinance authorizing community choice aggregation outside the 3-contiguous-counties was adopted prior to January 1, 2015. 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 bill would impose requirements regarding a community choice aggregator, a violation of which would be a crime, this 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 a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 2145?
AB 2145 is sponsored by Bradford.
What is the current status of AB 2145?
This bill died with 2013-2014 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 2145?
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