California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 3 D cosponsors

SB 692 — Transmission: transmission and wheeling access charges.

Last action — June 27 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with jurisdiction over the delivery of electrical services. Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) as a nonprofit public benefit corporation and requires the ISO to make certain filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and to seek authority from FERC as needed to give the ISO the ability to secure generating and transmission resources necessary to guarantee achievement of planning and operating reserve criteria no less stringent than those established by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and the North American Electric Reliability Council. This bill would establish a state policy that load serving entities, including local publicly owned electric utilities, should receive direct financial benefit or indirect benefit for their ratepayers for the value of distributed generation resources in avoiding transmission costs. The bill would authorize the PUC, jointly with ISO and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, to convene a stakeholder process to develop modifications of tariffs governing transmission access charges, wheeling access charges, or retail rate structures as necessary to implement that policy and to ensure the tariffs conform to specified conditions. If the stakeholder process is undertaken, the bill would require the completion of the process by July 1, 2020. The bill would require public agencies or corporations with jurisdiction over the modifications to approve those modifications by October 31, 2020. For elements of the modifications that require approval by FERC, the bill would require the submission of those elements to FERC by January 1, 2021, and would require the commission and load serving entities, including local publicly owned electric utilities, with jurisdiction over those elements of the modifications to implement them within one year of the date of approval by FERC. Because the bill would impose additional duties on local publicly owned electric utilities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. If no modifications are approved by October 31, 2020, the bill would require each electrical corporation that recovers transmission charges from the customers of more than one load serving entity to modify its rules and tariffs to accomplish certain objectives regarding transmission charges. The bill would require the submission of those modifications to FERC by January 1, 2021. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because the above provisions amend the Public Utilities Act, and the commission would be required to issue an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement to implement those provisions, a violation of any of which would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 specified reasons.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. June 27 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  3. July 12 hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

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

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 951.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Withdrawn from committee.

  11. Set for hearing May 1.

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2. Page 622.) (April 4).

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

  15. Set for hearing April 4.

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

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (119)

119 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

3rd Reading SB692 Allen et al.

Passed 25 Yea · 13 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211202
Democratic 4100
Total 251302
% of votes cast 63%33%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Newman — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5201
Democratic 3000
Total 8201
% of votes cast 73%18%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 692 do?
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with jurisdiction over the delivery of electrical services. Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) as a nonprofit public benefit corporation and requires the ISO to make certain filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and to seek authority from FERC as needed to give the ISO the ability to secure generating and transmission resources necessary to guarantee achievement of planning and operating reserve criteria no less stringent than those established by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and the North American Electric Reliability Council. This bill would establish a state policy that load serving entities, including local publicly owned electric utilities, should receive direct financial benefit or indirect benefit for their ratepayers for the value of distributed generation resources in avoiding transmission costs. The bill would authorize the PUC, jointly with ISO and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, to convene a stakeholder process to develop modifications of tariffs governing transmission access charges, wheeling access charges, or retail rate structures as necessary to implement that policy and to ensure the tariffs conform to specified conditions. If the stakeholder process is undertaken, the bill would require the completion of the process by July 1, 2020. The bill would require public agencies or corporations with jurisdiction over the modifications to approve those modifications by October 31, 2020. For elements of the modifications that require approval by FERC, the bill would require the submission of those elements to FERC by January 1, 2021, and would require the commission and load serving entities, including local publicly owned electric utilities, with jurisdiction over those elements of the modifications to implement them within one year of the date of approval by FERC. Because the bill would impose additional duties on local publicly owned electric utilities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. If no modifications are approved by October 31, 2020, the bill would require each electrical corporation that recovers transmission charges from the customers of more than one load serving entity to modify its rules and tariffs to accomplish certain objectives regarding transmission charges. The bill would require the submission of those modifications to FERC by January 1, 2021. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because the above provisions amend the Public Utilities Act, and the commission would be required to issue an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement to implement those provisions, a violation of any of which would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 specified reasons.
Who sponsors SB 692?
SB 692 is sponsored by Berman, Marc (Democratic), Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), and Allen, Benjamin (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 692?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 692?
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