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

AB 66 — Electricity: system reliability.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 578, Statutes of 2013.

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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 January 07, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 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 Public Utilities Act authorizes the commission to ascertain and fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements, or service to be furnished, imposed, observed, and followed by specified public utilities, including all electrical corporations. If the commission finds after a hearing that the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, or service of any public utility, or of the methods of manufacture, distribution, transmission, storage, or supply employed by the public utility, are unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, improper, inadequate, or insufficient, the act requires that the commission determine and, by order or rule, fix the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, service, or methods to be observed, furnished, constructed, enforced, or employed. 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. This bill would require the commission to require an electrical corporation to include in annual reliability reports, required by a specified decision of the commission, that are due after July 1, 2014, information on the reliability of service to end use customers that identifies the frequency and duration of interruptions in services and indicates areas with both the most frequent and longest outages, using local areas determined by the commission. The bill would require the commission to use the information to require cost-effective remediation of reliability deficiencies if the report, or more than one report, identifies repeated deficiencies in the same local area and would authorize the commission to suspend this requirement upon specified findings. The bill would require the electrical corporations to conspicuously post their annual reports on their Internet Web site. Because a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by expanding the definition of a 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 578, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 3071.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3064.)

  6. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3064.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2242.).

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

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

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  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 8. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  15. 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.

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

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1660.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

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

  22. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 29).

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

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

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

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee February 7.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Hill
  • Pavley

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 66 MURATSUCHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70100
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77100
% of votes cast 99%1%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gray — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — 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

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB66 Muratsuchi By Hill

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De León — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Monning — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 66 MURATSUCHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65102
Democratic 7000
Republican 3001
Total 75103
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Campos — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 14100
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 66 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. The Public Utilities Act authorizes the commission to ascertain and fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements, or service to be furnished, imposed, observed, and followed by specified public utilities, including all electrical corporations. If the commission finds after a hearing that the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, or service of any public utility, or of the methods of manufacture, distribution, transmission, storage, or supply employed by the public utility, are unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, improper, inadequate, or insufficient, the act requires that the commission determine and, by order or rule, fix the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, service, or methods to be observed, furnished, constructed, enforced, or employed. 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. This bill would require the commission to require an electrical corporation to include in annual reliability reports, required by a specified decision of the commission, that are due after July 1, 2014, information on the reliability of service to end use customers that identifies the frequency and duration of interruptions in services and indicates areas with both the most frequent and longest outages, using local areas determined by the commission. The bill would require the commission to use the information to require cost-effective remediation of reliability deficiencies if the report, or more than one report, identifies repeated deficiencies in the same local area and would authorize the commission to suspend this requirement upon specified findings. The bill would require the electrical corporations to conspicuously post their annual reports on their Internet Web site. Because a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by expanding the definition of a 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 66?
AB 66 is sponsored by Hill, Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), and Pavley.
What is the current status of AB 66?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 66?
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