California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 796 — Advanced electrical distributed generation technology.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 617, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. The existing definition of an electrical corporation excludes a corporation or person employing cogeneration, as defined, technology or producing electricity from other than a conventional power source for certain purposes. Existing law places certain limitations upon gas rates and surcharges charged cogenerators. Existing law prohibits placing alternative fuel capability requirements upon gas customers that use gas for purposes of cogeneration. Existing law authorizes the commission and the State Air Resources Board to treat advanced electrical distributed generation technology, as defined, as cogeneration, and makes certain existing limitations upon gas rates and surcharges charged cogenerators applicable to an advanced electrical distributed generation technology. Existing law makes the prohibition upon placing alternative fuel capability requirements upon gas customers that use gas for purposes of cogeneration applicable to a generator using advanced electrical distributed generation technology. These provisions do not apply to an advanced electrical distributed generation technology that is first operational at a site on and after January 1, 2014. This bill would make the above-described authority, limitations, and prohibitions inapplicable to an advanced electrical distributed generation technology that is first operational at a site on and after January 1, 2016, rather than January 1, 2014. 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 617, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3289.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (September 11).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3147.)

  7. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

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

  9. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2188.).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1968.)

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

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

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

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  19. Ordered to second reading.

  20. From inactive file.

  21. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Lieu.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  27. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 20. Page 1573.)

  28. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  29. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 15).

  30. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  31. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  32. Read second time and amended.

  33. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 8).

  34. Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES.

  35. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  36. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Corbett

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 796 MURATSUCHI Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gray — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Pan — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB796 Muratsuchi By Corbett Urgency Clause

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 3000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Torres — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Correa — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 796 MURATSUCHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 20 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 481702
Democratic 6100
Republican 0202
Total 542004
% of votes cast 69%26%0%5%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Stone — Yea
Daly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Perea — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Logue — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Nay
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Linder — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 6201
% of votes cast 67%22%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Stone — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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

Passed 12 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12300
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 796 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. The existing definition of an electrical corporation excludes a corporation or person employing cogeneration, as defined, technology or producing electricity from other than a conventional power source for certain purposes. Existing law places certain limitations upon gas rates and surcharges charged cogenerators. Existing law prohibits placing alternative fuel capability requirements upon gas customers that use gas for purposes of cogeneration. Existing law authorizes the commission and the State Air Resources Board to treat advanced electrical distributed generation technology, as defined, as cogeneration, and makes certain existing limitations upon gas rates and surcharges charged cogenerators applicable to an advanced electrical distributed generation technology. Existing law makes the prohibition upon placing alternative fuel capability requirements upon gas customers that use gas for purposes of cogeneration applicable to a generator using advanced electrical distributed generation technology. These provisions do not apply to an advanced electrical distributed generation technology that is first operational at a site on and after January 1, 2014. This bill would make the above-described authority, limitations, and prohibitions inapplicable to an advanced electrical distributed generation technology that is first operational at a site on and after January 1, 2016, rather than January 1, 2014. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 796?
AB 796 is sponsored by Corbett and Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 796?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 796?
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