California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 591 — Renewable energy resources: local publicly owned electric utility: hydroelectric generation facility.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 520, 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 February 22, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, referred to as the RPS program, requires a retail seller of electricity, as defined, and local publicly owned electric utilities to purchase specified minimum quantities of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for specified compliance periods, sufficient to ensure that the procurement of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources achieves 20% of retail sales for the period from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, inclusive, 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, and 33% of retail sales by December 31, 2020, and in all subsequent years. The RPS program, consistent with the goals of procuring the least-cost and best-fit eligible renewable energy resources that meet project viability principles, requires that all retail sellers procure a balanced portfolio of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified, referred to as the portfolio content requirements. This bill would provide that a local publicly owned electric utility is not required to procure additional eligible renewable energy resources in excess of specified levels, if it receives 50% or greater of its annual retail sales from its own hydroelectric generation meeting specified requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 520, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2038.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 2720.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 12).

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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

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

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1178.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1017.) (May 23).

  18. Set for hearing May 23.

  19. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  20. Set for hearing April 22.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 389.) (April 2).

  24. Set for hearing April 2.

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

  26. Read first time.

  27. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.

  28. (Corrected March 12).

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

Sponsors

  • Gray · Cosponsor
  • Cannella · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Cannella

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Gray

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB591 Cannella Concurrence

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 2001
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wright — Yea
Knight — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Leno — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Wyland — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 591 Cannella Senate Third Reading By GRAY

Passed 68 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 62009
Democratic 3001
Republican 3000
Total 680010
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Conway — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Levine — Not Voting
Mullin — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Skinner — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — 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 Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8003
Democratic 1001
Republican 2000
Total 11004
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

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
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Correa — Yea
Leno — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — 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
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Walters — Yea
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7102
Democratic 1000
Total 8102
% of votes cast 73%9%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Nay
Cannella — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 591 do?
The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, referred to as the RPS program, requires a retail seller of electricity, as defined, and local publicly owned electric utilities to purchase specified minimum quantities of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for specified compliance periods, sufficient to ensure that the procurement of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources achieves 20% of retail sales for the period from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, inclusive, 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, and 33% of retail sales by December 31, 2020, and in all subsequent years. The RPS program, consistent with the goals of procuring the least-cost and best-fit eligible renewable energy resources that meet project viability principles, requires that all retail sellers procure a balanced portfolio of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified, referred to as the portfolio content requirements. This bill would provide that a local publicly owned electric utility is not required to procure additional eligible renewable energy resources in excess of specified levels, if it receives 50% or greater of its annual retail sales from its own hydroelectric generation meeting specified requirements.
Who sponsors SB 591?
SB 591 is sponsored by Gray and Cannella.
What is the current status of SB 591?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 591?
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