California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

AB 1266 — Electrical and gas corporations: excess compensation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 599, Statutes of 2015.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • 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 and gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires that any expense resulting from a bonus paid to an executive officer, as defined, of a public utility that has ceased to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business, be borne by the shareholders of the public utility and prohibits any expense from being recovered in rates. This bill would prohibit an electrical corporation or gas corporation from recovering from ratepayers expenses for excess compensation, as defined, paid to an officer of the utility for a period of 5 years following a triggering event, as defined, unless the utility obtains the approval of the commission. The bill would provide that anytime within a 5-year period following a triggering event, and prior to paying or seeking recovery of excess compensation, the electrical corporation or gas corporation would be required to file an application with the commission containing specified information. The bill would require the commission, following a duly noticed public hearing in the proceeding to consider the application, to issue a written decision determining whether any expenses for excess compensation proposed to be paid by the corporation should be recovered in rates, or if previously authorized to be recovered in rates, should be refunded to ratepayers. 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. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing its requirements would be a crime, the 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 599, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 30. Page 3150.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2704.).

  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 5. Noes 2.) (August 27).

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 28. Page 1858.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

  19. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1613.)

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (April 27).

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

  25. Read first time.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  27. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1266 GONZALEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 48 Yea · 30 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 442502
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 483002
% of votes cast 60%38%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Frazier — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Nay
Burke — Yea
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Chang — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Baker — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Daly — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB1266 Gonzalez By Hueso

Passed 24 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221302
Democratic 2100
Total 241402
% of votes cast 60%35%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Lara — Yea
Bates — Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea

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AB 1266 GONZALEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 48 Yea · 28 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 442204
Democratic 4000
Republican 0600
Total 482804
% of votes cast 60%35%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Baker — Nay
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Frazier — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Nay
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Kim — Nay
Chang — Nay
Cooley — Not Voting
Linder — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 10300
Republican 0200
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Nay
Daly — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Republican 0200
Total 10500
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Burke — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1266 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires that any expense resulting from a bonus paid to an executive officer, as defined, of a public utility that has ceased to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business, be borne by the shareholders of the public utility and prohibits any expense from being recovered in rates. This bill would prohibit an electrical corporation or gas corporation from recovering from ratepayers expenses for excess compensation, as defined, paid to an officer of the utility for a period of 5 years following a triggering event, as defined, unless the utility obtains the approval of the commission. The bill would provide that anytime within a 5-year period following a triggering event, and prior to paying or seeking recovery of excess compensation, the electrical corporation or gas corporation would be required to file an application with the commission containing specified information. The bill would require the commission, following a duly noticed public hearing in the proceeding to consider the application, to issue a written decision determining whether any expenses for excess compensation proposed to be paid by the corporation should be recovered in rates, or if previously authorized to be recovered in rates, should be refunded to ratepayers. 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. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing its requirements would be a crime, the 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 AB 1266?
AB 1266 is sponsored by Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 1266?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1266?
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