California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1651 — Public Utilities Commission: contracts.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 815, Statutes of 2016.

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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 January 12, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law generally authorizes state agencies, including the Public Utilities Commission, to enter into contracts, and requires those contracts to be awarded by competitive bidding pursuant to procedures set forth in the Public Contract Code, subject to certain exceptions. This bill would require the commission to make available on its Internet Web site free of charge information about each contract that it enters into, including specified information about the contract and contracting parties. The bill would require this information to be published no less frequently than once a year. The bill would also require the commission to make available on its Internet Web site audits conducted by the Department of General Services of the commission's contracting practices.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 815, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6338.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5297.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 11).

  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. 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.

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5019.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27).

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

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Obernolte · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Obernolte

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1651 OBERNOLTE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chau — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1651 Obernolte 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
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

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
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 1651 OBERNOLTE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Weber — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Campos — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Low — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Republican 1000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1651 do?
Existing law generally authorizes state agencies, including the Public Utilities Commission, to enter into contracts, and requires those contracts to be awarded by competitive bidding pursuant to procedures set forth in the Public Contract Code, subject to certain exceptions. This bill would require the commission to make available on its Internet Web site free of charge information about each contract that it enters into, including specified information about the contract and contracting parties. The bill would require this information to be published no less frequently than once a year. The bill would also require the commission to make available on its Internet Web site audits conducted by the Department of General Services of the commission's contracting practices.
Who sponsors AB 1651?
AB 1651 is sponsored by Obernolte.
What is the current status of AB 1651?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1651?
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