California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 711 — Electrical corporations and gas corporations: rates and charges.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 467, Statutes of 2017.

  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 17, 2017. 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

(1) 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 the commission to designate a baseline quantity of electricity and gas necessary for a significant portion of the reasonable energy needs of the average residential customer and to establish a higher energy allowance above the baseline for residential customers dependent on life-support equipment. For these purposes, "baseline quantity" is defined as a quantity of electricity or gas allocated by the commission for residential customers based on from 50% to 60% of average residential consumption of these commodities, except that, for residential gas customers and for all-electric residential customers, the baseline quantity is required to be established at from 60% to 70% of average residential consumption during the winter heating season. This bill would require the commission to make efforts to minimize bill volatility for residential customers, explicitly authorizing the commission to do this by modifying the length of baseline seasons or defining additional baseline seasons. Existing law requires the commission to ensure that errors in estimates of demand elasticity or sales do not result in material overcollection or undercollection of rates and charges by an electrical corporation. For each gas corporation and electrical corporation that, for some portion of residential customers, employs every-other-month meter reading and estimates bills for months when the customer's meter is not read, the bill would require the commission to direct the gas corporation or electrical corporation to include in its tariffs the methodology it employs to estimate bills for those months during which the meter is not read. 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. (2) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 739 of the Public Utilities Code proposed by AB 1292 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1292 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (3) 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 467, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:30 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2929.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3251.) 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 16. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  10. July 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  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 13. Noes 0.) (July 5).

  13. June 21 hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1137.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1081.) (May 15).

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

  21. Set for hearing May 15.

  22. May 8 hearing postponed by committee.

  23. Set for hearing May 8.

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 806.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Set for hearing April 24 in E., U. & C. pending receipt.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  28. Withdrawn from committee.

  29. April 19 hearing postponed by committee.

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

  31. Set for hearing April 19.

  32. April 5 hearing postponed by committee.

  33. Set for hearing April 5.

  34. Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and T. & H.

  35. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

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

Sponsors

  • Hill · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB711 Hill Concurrence

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bates — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — 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
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

SB 711 Hill Senate Third Reading By PATTERSON

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 79000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Rubio — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Harper — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina 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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Republican 2000
Democratic 2000
Total 13002
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Fong — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democratic 5000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Newman — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Anderson — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
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 →

Subjects

public-safety energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 711 do?
(1) 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 the commission to designate a baseline quantity of electricity and gas necessary for a significant portion of the reasonable energy needs of the average residential customer and to establish a higher energy allowance above the baseline for residential customers dependent on life-support equipment. For these purposes, "baseline quantity" is defined as a quantity of electricity or gas allocated by the commission for residential customers based on from 50% to 60% of average residential consumption of these commodities, except that, for residential gas customers and for all-electric residential customers, the baseline quantity is required to be established at from 60% to 70% of average residential consumption during the winter heating season. This bill would require the commission to make efforts to minimize bill volatility for residential customers, explicitly authorizing the commission to do this by modifying the length of baseline seasons or defining additional baseline seasons. Existing law requires the commission to ensure that errors in estimates of demand elasticity or sales do not result in material overcollection or undercollection of rates and charges by an electrical corporation. For each gas corporation and electrical corporation that, for some portion of residential customers, employs every-other-month meter reading and estimates bills for months when the customer's meter is not read, the bill would require the commission to direct the gas corporation or electrical corporation to include in its tariffs the methodology it employs to estimate bills for those months during which the meter is not read. 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. (2) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 739 of the Public Utilities Code proposed by AB 1292 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1292 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (3) 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 711?
SB 711 is sponsored by Hill.
What is the current status of SB 711?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
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