California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 79 — Electrical generation: hourly greenhouse gas emissions: electricity from unspecified sources.

Last action — Stricken from file.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires every retail supplier that makes an offer to sell electricity that is consumed in the state to disclose its electricity sources and the associated greenhouse gas emissions intensity for the previous calendar year. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , in consultation with the State Air Resources Board (state board) , to adopt a methodology for the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions intensity for each purchase of electricity by a retail supplier to serve its retail customers, and requires the Energy Commission to calculate greenhouse gas emissions intensity associated with statewide retail electricity sales based on greenhouse gas emissions for total California system electricity. This bill would require, by January 1, 2019, the state board, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined, to update its inputs or methodology for the calculation of emissions of greenhouse gases associated with electricity from unspecified sources, a term defined in existing law but revised for this purpose. The bill would require the inputs or methodology to distinguish between those emissions associated with electricity from unspecified sources that is purchased within California balancing authority areas, as defined, and those emissions associated with electricity from unspecified sources imported into California from different subregions of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council. The bill would require the state board to regularly update the inputs to its methodology and authorize the state board to incorporate additional measures and forms of differentiation that are designed to improve the accuracy of the calculations and that support the state's initiatives for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. The bill would authorize the state board to not update its inputs or methodology for the calculation of emissions of greenhouse gases associated with electricity from unspecified sources if it determines that updating the inputs or methodology is infeasible or is not appropriate because the administrative burden is excessive and differentiating is unlikely to materially improve the accuracy of the calculations needed for the state programs designed to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases. The bill would require the state board, in consultation with the Independent System Operator and California balancing authorities, to report to the Legislature by January 1, 2019, on any barriers to developing an enhanced methodology, based on recorded generation operations data, for the calculation of hourly greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity from unspecified sources, as specified. The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission and the Energy Commission to incorporate the methodology into programs addressing the disclosure of the emissions of greenhouse gases and the procurement of electricity by entities under the respective jurisdiction of each. Because a local publicly owned electric utility would be required to incorporate the methodology into programs addressing the disclosure of the emissions of greenhouse gases and the procurement of electricity by the utility, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 are within the act and require action by the commission to implement their requirements, a violation of which would be a crime, this 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 specified reasons.

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 4:30 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 21. Page 3276.).

  6. Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. (Page 3254.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 2683.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).

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

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 20).

  16. 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.

  17. Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and EQ.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 1902.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 26).

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

  23. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  25. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 3).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  29. Read second time and amended.

  30. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (March 15).

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

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

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

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee February 4.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Levine

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 79 LEVINE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 56 Yea · 21 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 411502
Democratic 15000
Republican 0600
Total 562102
% of votes cast 71%27%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Nay
Fong — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Burke — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB79 Levine et al. By Stern

Passed 28 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241001
Democratic 4100
Total 281101
% of votes cast 70%28%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Leyva — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
De León — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
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

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

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

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

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6101
Democratic 3000
Total 9101
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 79 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 19 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 411303
Democratic 15100
Republican 0502
Total 561905
% of votes cast 70%24%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
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 Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8300
Democratic 4100
Republican 0100
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 79 do?
Existing law requires every retail supplier that makes an offer to sell electricity that is consumed in the state to disclose its electricity sources and the associated greenhouse gas emissions intensity for the previous calendar year. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , in consultation with the State Air Resources Board (state board) , to adopt a methodology for the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions intensity for each purchase of electricity by a retail supplier to serve its retail customers, and requires the Energy Commission to calculate greenhouse gas emissions intensity associated with statewide retail electricity sales based on greenhouse gas emissions for total California system electricity. This bill would require, by January 1, 2019, the state board, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined, to update its inputs or methodology for the calculation of emissions of greenhouse gases associated with electricity from unspecified sources, a term defined in existing law but revised for this purpose. The bill would require the inputs or methodology to distinguish between those emissions associated with electricity from unspecified sources that is purchased within California balancing authority areas, as defined, and those emissions associated with electricity from unspecified sources imported into California from different subregions of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council. The bill would require the state board to regularly update the inputs to its methodology and authorize the state board to incorporate additional measures and forms of differentiation that are designed to improve the accuracy of the calculations and that support the state's initiatives for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. The bill would authorize the state board to not update its inputs or methodology for the calculation of emissions of greenhouse gases associated with electricity from unspecified sources if it determines that updating the inputs or methodology is infeasible or is not appropriate because the administrative burden is excessive and differentiating is unlikely to materially improve the accuracy of the calculations needed for the state programs designed to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases. The bill would require the state board, in consultation with the Independent System Operator and California balancing authorities, to report to the Legislature by January 1, 2019, on any barriers to developing an enhanced methodology, based on recorded generation operations data, for the calculation of hourly greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity from unspecified sources, as specified. The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission and the Energy Commission to incorporate the methodology into programs addressing the disclosure of the emissions of greenhouse gases and the procurement of electricity by entities under the respective jurisdiction of each. Because a local publicly owned electric utility would be required to incorporate the methodology into programs addressing the disclosure of the emissions of greenhouse gases and the procurement of electricity by the utility, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 are within the act and require action by the commission to implement their requirements, a violation of which would be a crime, this 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 specified reasons.
Who sponsors AB 79?
AB 79 is sponsored by Levine and Stern, Henry I. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 79?
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 79?
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