California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 959 — Water corporation: advice letters.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 409, Statutes of 2018.

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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 January 31, 2018. 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 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including water corporations, as defined. This bill would require a water corporation with more than 10,000 service connections to maintain, for a certain period, on its Internet Web site an archive of all advice letters that are pending, approved, or rejected on or after January 1, 2019, in a specified manner.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 409, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5264.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6217.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 3).

  9. June 20 hearing postponed by committee.

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

  11. Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4542.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 4514.) (April 3).

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

  17. Set for hearing April 3.

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

  19. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 3.

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

Sponsors

  • Beall · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Beall

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

Unfinished Business SB959 Beall Concurrence

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31004
Democratic 5000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 959 Beall Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50008
Democratic 15001
Republican 6000
Total 71009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Not Voting
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Bloom — Not Voting
Santiago — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Republican 2000
Democratic 2000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Mayes — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32002
Democratic 5000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Newman — Yea
Roth — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 3000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 959 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including water corporations, as defined. This bill would require a water corporation with more than 10,000 service connections to maintain, for a certain period, on its Internet Web site an archive of all advice letters that are pending, approved, or rejected on or after January 1, 2019, in a specified manner.
Who sponsors SB 959?
SB 959 is sponsored by Beall.
What is the current status of SB 959?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 959?
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