California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 427 — Electrical corporations: uneconomic cost recovery: bottoming cycle waste heat recovery.

Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law specifies that, in recognition of statutory authority and past investments existing as of December 20, 1995, and subject to a specified fire wall, the uneconomic costs of specified energy-generation-related assets and obligations are applied to each customer based on the amount of electricity purchased by the customer from an electrical corporation, subject to changes in usage occurring in the normal course of business. Existing law specifies those changes that constitute "changes in usage occurring in the normal course of business" to include, among others, changes in fuel switching. This bill would additionally include the production of electricity using bottoming cycle waste heat recovery, as defined, as changes in fuel switching. The bill would exempt from all nonbypassable charges approved by the Public Utilities Commission changes in usage occurring in the normal course of business, and would require the commission ensure that the customers made exempt from paying those charges pay their cost of receiving service from an electrical corporation. With respect to electricity produced using bottoming cycle waste heat recovery, the bill would limit the amount of electricity exempt from those nonbypassable charges to a cumulative total of 200 megawatts of load within all service areas of electrical corporations and would prohibit nonbypassable charges avoided in this manner from being recovered from residential ratepayers and ratepayers with an average monthly usage of 500 kilowatthours of electricity or less.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. In committee: Hearing cancelled at the request of author.

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

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

  6. In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on U. & C. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  9. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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

  11. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.

  12. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  13. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Mullin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mullin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

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

Failed 6 Yea · 3 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4205
Democratic 1001
Republican 1100
Total 6306
% of votes cast 40%20%0%40%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Not Voting
Buchanan — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Bonilla — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

Be referred to Committee on Utilities and Commerce.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8003
Total 8003
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Hagman — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

technology energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 427 do?
Existing law specifies that, in recognition of statutory authority and past investments existing as of December 20, 1995, and subject to a specified fire wall, the uneconomic costs of specified energy-generation-related assets and obligations are applied to each customer based on the amount of electricity purchased by the customer from an electrical corporation, subject to changes in usage occurring in the normal course of business. Existing law specifies those changes that constitute "changes in usage occurring in the normal course of business" to include, among others, changes in fuel switching. This bill would additionally include the production of electricity using bottoming cycle waste heat recovery, as defined, as changes in fuel switching. The bill would exempt from all nonbypassable charges approved by the Public Utilities Commission changes in usage occurring in the normal course of business, and would require the commission ensure that the customers made exempt from paying those charges pay their cost of receiving service from an electrical corporation. With respect to electricity produced using bottoming cycle waste heat recovery, the bill would limit the amount of electricity exempt from those nonbypassable charges to a cumulative total of 200 megawatts of load within all service areas of electrical corporations and would prohibit nonbypassable charges avoided in this manner from being recovered from residential ratepayers and ratepayers with an average monthly usage of 500 kilowatthours of electricity or less.
Who sponsors AB 427?
AB 427 is sponsored by Mullin.
What is the current status of AB 427?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 427?
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