California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 700 — Self-generation incentive program.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 839, Statutes of 2018.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to open a proceeding to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity, as defined, to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2020. If determined to be appropriate, the commission is required to adopt the procurement targets, by October 1, 2013, and to reevaluate the determinations not less than once every 3 years. Existing law excludes an electrical corporation that has 60,000 or fewer customer accounts within California from these requirements. In response to a requirement to adopt initiatives on or before March 7, 2001, to reduce demand for electricity and reduce load during peak demand periods, including differential incentives for renewable or super clean distributed generation resources, the PUC adopted decisions establishing a self-generation incentive program. Existing law authorizes the PUC to authorize the annual collection of not more than double the amount authorized for the self-generation incentive program in the 2008 calendar year, through December 31, 2019. Existing law requires the PUC to require electrical corporations to administer the program for distributed energy resources established pursuant to the above-described law until January 1, 2021, and to separately administer solar technologies pursuant to the California Solar Initiative. Existing law requires the PUC to provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected for the self-generation incentive program on January 1, 2021, to reduce ratepayer costs. Existing law requires the PUC, on or before July 1, 2015, to update the factor for avoided emissions of greenhouse gases, as provided, to determine eligibility for participation in the program. This bill would extend the collection for the self-generation incentive program to December 31, 2024, and the administration of the program to January 1, 2026. The bill would require the commission to adopt requirements for energy storage systems to ensure that eligible energy storage systems reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. The bill would specify that generation technologies using nonrenewable fuels are not eligible for incentives under the program on and after January 1, 2020. 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 a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing the requirements of this 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 839, 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 25. Noes 12. Page 6023.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 6768.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 16).

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

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (June 20).

  15. July 12 hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

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

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 1314.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  21. Published May 26 at 9 p.m.

  22. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1189.) (May 25).

  24. Set for hearing May 25.

  25. May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  26. Set for hearing May 15.

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

  28. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 806.) (April 24).

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

  30. Set for hearing April 24.

  31. April 18 hearing postponed by committee.

  32. Set for hearing April 18.

  33. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

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

  35. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB700 Wiener Concurrence

Passed 25 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211103
Democratic 4100
Total 251203
% of votes cast 63%30%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
De León — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Chang — Nay
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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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SB 700 Wiener Senate Third Reading By HOLDEN

Passed 57 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 391405
Democratic 15100
Republican 3300
Total 571805
% of votes cast 71%23%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Voepel — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Rivas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Salas — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Mayes — Yea
Rubio — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Cooper — Nay
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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
Gabriel, Jesse 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 Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9004
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 14100
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Burke — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 23 Yea · 13 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191204
Democratic 4100
Total 231304
% of votes cast 58%33%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Newman — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — 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

Official roll call →

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

Official roll call →

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

Official roll call →

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

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4202
Democratic 3000
Total 7202
% of votes cast 64%18%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 700 do?
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to open a proceeding to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity, as defined, to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2020. If determined to be appropriate, the commission is required to adopt the procurement targets, by October 1, 2013, and to reevaluate the determinations not less than once every 3 years. Existing law excludes an electrical corporation that has 60,000 or fewer customer accounts within California from these requirements. In response to a requirement to adopt initiatives on or before March 7, 2001, to reduce demand for electricity and reduce load during peak demand periods, including differential incentives for renewable or super clean distributed generation resources, the PUC adopted decisions establishing a self-generation incentive program. Existing law authorizes the PUC to authorize the annual collection of not more than double the amount authorized for the self-generation incentive program in the 2008 calendar year, through December 31, 2019. Existing law requires the PUC to require electrical corporations to administer the program for distributed energy resources established pursuant to the above-described law until January 1, 2021, and to separately administer solar technologies pursuant to the California Solar Initiative. Existing law requires the PUC to provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected for the self-generation incentive program on January 1, 2021, to reduce ratepayer costs. Existing law requires the PUC, on or before July 1, 2015, to update the factor for avoided emissions of greenhouse gases, as provided, to determine eligibility for participation in the program. This bill would extend the collection for the self-generation incentive program to December 31, 2024, and the administration of the program to January 1, 2026. The bill would require the commission to adopt requirements for energy storage systems to ensure that eligible energy storage systems reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. The bill would specify that generation technologies using nonrenewable fuels are not eligible for incentives under the program on and after January 1, 2020. 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 a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing the requirements of this 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 SB 700?
SB 700 is sponsored by Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 700?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
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