California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 1552 — Large public utilities: timely payment of subcontractors: women, minority, disabled veteran, and LGBT business enterprise procurement: late payment penalties.

Last action — From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical, gas, water, and telephone corporations. Existing law requires each electrical, gas, water, wireless telecommunications service provider, or telephone corporation with gross annual revenues exceeding $25,000,000, and its commission-regulated subsidiaries and affiliates, to annually submit a detailed and verifiable plan for increasing procurement from women, minority, disabled veteran, and LGBT business enterprises, as defined. Existing law requires the commission to report certain information relative to the activities undertaken by those public utilities by September 1 of each year. This bill would require each electrical, gas, water, mobile telephony service provider, or telephone corporation, with gross annual revenues exceeding $25,000,000, and its commission-regulated subsidiaries and affiliates, to pay an undisputed invoice by its required payment date, as defined. If the payment is not made by that date, the bill would require the utility to pay a late payment penalty to a certified small business, as defined, or to another business that has committed to having at least 25% of the contracted work undertaken by a certified small business, at a rate of 10% above the United States Prime Rate. The bill would require each of the specified utilities to annually provide the commission with information concerning the payment terms of its contracts with certified disabled veteran, minority, women, or LGBT small business enterprises and late payment penalties that it paid to certified disabled veteran, minority, women, or LGBT small business enterprises. The bill would revise the commission's reporting requirements to the Legislature to require the report to include information on contracts entered into and payments made during the report period to certified disabled veteran, minority, women, or LGBT small business enterprises. Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing the requirements of the bill would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new 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.

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Action History

  1. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

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

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

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3864.)

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (January 18).

  8. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (January 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (January 9). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D., & E. Read second time and amended.

  13. (pending re-refer to Com. on U. & E.)

  14. Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 3677.)

  15. From committee: Be re-referred to Coms. on J., E.D., & E. and U. & E. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (January 3). Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

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

  17. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.

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

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  21. Read first time. To print.

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Votes

AB 1552 QUIRK-SILVA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53003
Democratic 15000
Republican 5001
Total 73004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — 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 Not Voting
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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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1552 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical, gas, water, and telephone corporations. Existing law requires each electrical, gas, water, wireless telecommunications service provider, or telephone corporation with gross annual revenues exceeding $25,000,000, and its commission-regulated subsidiaries and affiliates, to annually submit a detailed and verifiable plan for increasing procurement from women, minority, disabled veteran, and LGBT business enterprises, as defined. Existing law requires the commission to report certain information relative to the activities undertaken by those public utilities by September 1 of each year. This bill would require each electrical, gas, water, mobile telephony service provider, or telephone corporation, with gross annual revenues exceeding $25,000,000, and its commission-regulated subsidiaries and affiliates, to pay an undisputed invoice by its required payment date, as defined. If the payment is not made by that date, the bill would require the utility to pay a late payment penalty to a certified small business, as defined, or to another business that has committed to having at least 25% of the contracted work undertaken by a certified small business, at a rate of 10% above the United States Prime Rate. The bill would require each of the specified utilities to annually provide the commission with information concerning the payment terms of its contracts with certified disabled veteran, minority, women, or LGBT small business enterprises and late payment penalties that it paid to certified disabled veteran, minority, women, or LGBT small business enterprises. The bill would revise the commission's reporting requirements to the Legislature to require the report to include information on contracts entered into and payments made during the report period to certified disabled veteran, minority, women, or LGBT small business enterprises. Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing the requirements of the bill would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new 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 AB 1552?
AB 1552 is sponsored by Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1552?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 1552?
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