California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 524 — Public utilities: fines and settlements: 2015 Butte Fire.

Last action — Stricken from file.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes the Public Utilities Commission and vests the commission with regulatory jurisdiction and authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law places various responsibilities upon the commission to ensure that public utility services are provided in a manner that protects the public safety and the safety of utility employees. This bill would appropriate moneys resulting from 2 specified citations, issued by the Public Utilities Commission to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company for violations relating to the 2015 Butte Fire, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to be expended for the department's program known as the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and Tree Mortality Grant Program. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3120.).

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2518.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

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

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E., U. & C. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 22).

  14. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  15. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E., U. & C.

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

  17. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2470.).

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 28).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Read second time and amended.

  28. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 3).

  29. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  30. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  31. Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  32. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Dahle · Cosponsor
  • Bigelow · Primary
  • Obernolte · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bigelow

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 524 BIGELOW Concurrence in Senate Amendments

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
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chu — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Low — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Burke — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — 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

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3rd Reading AB524 Bigelow et al. By Berryhill Urgency Clause

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Newman — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — 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

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Do pass

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
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 524 do?
Existing law establishes the Public Utilities Commission and vests the commission with regulatory jurisdiction and authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law places various responsibilities upon the commission to ensure that public utility services are provided in a manner that protects the public safety and the safety of utility employees. This bill would appropriate moneys resulting from 2 specified citations, issued by the Public Utilities Commission to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company for violations relating to the 2015 Butte Fire, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to be expended for the department's program known as the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and Tree Mortality Grant Program. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 524?
AB 524 is sponsored by Dahle, Bigelow, Obernolte, and Bill Berryhill.
What is the current status of AB 524?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 524?
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