California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 936 — Utilities.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 482, Statutes of 2014.

  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 03, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including water corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix just and reasonable rates and charges. The existing Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Law establishes the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and provides for its powers and purposes. This bill would authorize the commission to issue financing orders to facilitate the recovery, financing, or refinancing of water supply costs, defined to mean reasonable and necessary costs incurred or expected to be incurred by a qualifying water utility, as defined, undertaking water supply activities, as specified. The bill would authorize the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District to issue water rate relief bonds if the commission finds that the bonds will provide savings to water customers on the Monterey Peninsula, as specified. (2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Monterey Peninsula, the California American Water, and the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. (3) Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to issue a decision and order or rehearing regarding the implementation of certain provisions of law related to the Department of Water Resources within 20 days after the filing of an application. This bill would allow the commission 210 days to issue the decision and order. (4) Existing law requires that certain transfers be deemed perfected against 3rd persons upon the execution and delivery to the transferee an assignment of the transfer in writing, excluding transfers or assignments of transition property or recovery property. Existing law provides generally that a transfer of personal property not accompanied by delivery and change of possession of the property is void against the transferor's creditors, except for certain specified transfers or types of property, including transition property or recovery property. This bill would remove the exceptions for transition property from these provisions. The bill would remove the exception for recovery property described in the latter provision above. (5) Existing law makes any public utility, as defined, and any corporation other than a public utility that violates the Public Utilities Act guilty of a crime. Because a violation of certain provisions of the bill would be a violation of the act, this 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 482, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4643.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6160.) 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 17. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  10. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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

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

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 3534.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  19. Set for hearing May 19.

  20. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3295.) (April 29).

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

  23. Set for hearing April 29.

  24. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E., U., & C. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3037.) (April 2).

  26. Set for hearing April 2.

  27. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  28. Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and E., U., & C.

  29. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.

  30. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Cannella · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Primary
  • Mark Stone · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Monning

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB936 Monning Concurrence

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31006
Democratic 2001
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Hill — Yea
Block — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — 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 →

SB 936 Monning Senate Third Reading By STONE

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Daly — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Pan — Yea
Gray — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — 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 →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Republican 2000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30007
Democratic 2001
Total 32008
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Wyland — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 936 do?
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including water corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix just and reasonable rates and charges. The existing Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Law establishes the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and provides for its powers and purposes. This bill would authorize the commission to issue financing orders to facilitate the recovery, financing, or refinancing of water supply costs, defined to mean reasonable and necessary costs incurred or expected to be incurred by a qualifying water utility, as defined, undertaking water supply activities, as specified. The bill would authorize the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District to issue water rate relief bonds if the commission finds that the bonds will provide savings to water customers on the Monterey Peninsula, as specified. (2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Monterey Peninsula, the California American Water, and the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. (3) Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to issue a decision and order or rehearing regarding the implementation of certain provisions of law related to the Department of Water Resources within 20 days after the filing of an application. This bill would allow the commission 210 days to issue the decision and order. (4) Existing law requires that certain transfers be deemed perfected against 3rd persons upon the execution and delivery to the transferee an assignment of the transfer in writing, excluding transfers or assignments of transition property or recovery property. Existing law provides generally that a transfer of personal property not accompanied by delivery and change of possession of the property is void against the transferor's creditors, except for certain specified transfers or types of property, including transition property or recovery property. This bill would remove the exceptions for transition property from these provisions. The bill would remove the exception for recovery property described in the latter provision above. (5) Existing law makes any public utility, as defined, and any corporation other than a public utility that violates the Public Utilities Act guilty of a crime. Because a violation of certain provisions of the bill would be a violation of the act, this 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 SB 936?
SB 936 is sponsored by Alejo, Cannella, Monning, and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of SB 936?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2014. Enacted.
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