California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2218 — Electricity and natural gas rates.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 581, Statutes of 2014.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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 10 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 and gas corporations, as defined, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing board. 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. Existing law requires the commission to establish a program of assistance to low-income electric and gas customers, referred to as the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program. This bill would require each electrical corporation and gas corporation, subject to direction and supervision by the commission, to develop and implement a program of rate assistance to eligible food banks, as defined, at a fixed percentage to be determined by the commission. The bill would authorize the commission to adjust the fixed percentage of rate assistance as appropriate. The bill would encourage the governing board of each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and implement a program of rate assistance to eligible food banks at a fixed percentage, to be determined by the governing board, but consistent with that fixed by the commission for electrical corporations. 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 this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing its requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. 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 581, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 10. Page 6663.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 24. Page 6646.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 4899.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4735.)

  11. Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.

  12. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Galgiani.

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 4. Page 4702.).

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

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

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

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 1. Page 5341.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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

  24. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Read second time and amended.

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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

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

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

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

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

  32. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bradford · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 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

AB 2218 BRADFORD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 64 Yea · 10 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60804
Democratic 4000
Republican 0201
Total 641005
% of votes cast 81%13%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Daly — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harkey — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Allen — Nay
Chau — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — 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 Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2218 Bradford By Galgiani

Passed 29 Yea · 7 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27703
Democratic 2001
Total 29704
% of votes cast 73%18%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB2218 Bradford By Galgiani Reconsider

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 2001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB2218 Bradford By Galgiani

Passed 28 Yea · 4 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26407
Democratic 2001
Total 28408
% of votes cast 70%10%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Lara — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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

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AB 2218 BRADFORD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 66 Yea · 1 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 610011
Democratic 4000
Republican 1101
Total 661012
% of votes cast 84%1%0%15%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Fox — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — 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 Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12003
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 13004
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Republican 0002
Total 10005
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Chávez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2218 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations, as defined, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing board. 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. Existing law requires the commission to establish a program of assistance to low-income electric and gas customers, referred to as the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program. This bill would require each electrical corporation and gas corporation, subject to direction and supervision by the commission, to develop and implement a program of rate assistance to eligible food banks, as defined, at a fixed percentage to be determined by the commission. The bill would authorize the commission to adjust the fixed percentage of rate assistance as appropriate. The bill would encourage the governing board of each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and implement a program of rate assistance to eligible food banks at a fixed percentage, to be determined by the governing board, but consistent with that fixed by the commission for electrical corporations. 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 this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing its requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. 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 2218?
AB 2218 is sponsored by Bradford.
What is the current status of AB 2218?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2014. Enacted.
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