California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 237 — Electricity: direct transactions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 600, 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 February 06, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · 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.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Public Utilities Act requires the Public Utilities Commission to authorize and facilitate direct transactions between electricity suppliers and retail end-use customers, but suspends direct transactions except as expressly authorized. Existing law expressly requires the commission to authorize direct transactions for nonresidential end-use customers, subject to an annual maximum allowable total kilowatthour limit established, as specified, for each electrical corporation, to be achieved following a now completed 3-to 5-year phase-in period. This bill would require the commission, on or before June 1, 2019, to issue an order specifying, among other things, an increase in the annual maximum allowable total kilowatthour limit by 4,000 gigawatthours and apportion that increase among the service territories of the electrical corporations. This bill would require the commission to provide to the Legislature recommendations on the adoption and implementation of a 2nd direct transactions reopening schedule. The bill would require the commission, in developing the recommendations, to make certain findings. 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 expanding the operation of a 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 600, 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 22. Noes 12. Page 6146.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 6198.)

  6. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d) . (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 6076.) Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  8. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 48. Noes 17. Page 6981.) Ordered to the Senate.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (August 16).

  15. August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  23. Ordered to third reading.

  24. Read third time and amended.

  25. Ordered to third reading.

  26. From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Bonta.

  27. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  28. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 28).

  29. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  30. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  31. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  32. From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 13).

  33. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  35. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 545.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  36. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  37. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 429.) (March 21).

  38. Set for hearing March 21.

  39. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  40. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.

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

Sponsors

  • Hertzberg · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hertzberg

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 SB237 Hertzberg Concurrence

Passed 22 Yea · 12 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21905
Democratic 1301
Total 221206
% of votes cast 55%30%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Nay
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Not Voting
Wilk — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Chang — Yea
Portantino — Nay
Allen — Nay
Atkins — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Delgado — Not Voting
Hill — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Monning — Nay
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Nay
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Nay

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SB 237 Hertzberg Senate Third Reading By BURKE

Passed 48 Yea · 17 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 371209
Democratic 6406
Republican 5100
Total 4817015
% of votes cast 60%21%0%19%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Nay
Brough — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ting — Not Voting
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Gray — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Levine — Nay
Low — Nay
McCarty — Not Voting
Chiu — Not Voting
Chu — Nay
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Nay
Gloria — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Kalra, Ash Democratic Nay
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9202
Democratic 1002
Republican 1000
Total 11204
% of votes cast 65%12%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Nay
Brough — Yea
Quirk — Nay
Friedman — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 237 do?
The Public Utilities Act requires the Public Utilities Commission to authorize and facilitate direct transactions between electricity suppliers and retail end-use customers, but suspends direct transactions except as expressly authorized. Existing law expressly requires the commission to authorize direct transactions for nonresidential end-use customers, subject to an annual maximum allowable total kilowatthour limit established, as specified, for each electrical corporation, to be achieved following a now completed 3-to 5-year phase-in period. This bill would require the commission, on or before June 1, 2019, to issue an order specifying, among other things, an increase in the annual maximum allowable total kilowatthour limit by 4,000 gigawatthours and apportion that increase among the service territories of the electrical corporations. This bill would require the commission to provide to the Legislature recommendations on the adoption and implementation of a 2nd direct transactions reopening schedule. The bill would require the commission, in developing the recommendations, to make certain findings. 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 expanding the operation of a 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 SB 237?
SB 237 is sponsored by Hertzberg.
What is the current status of SB 237?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 237?
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