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

AB 797 — Solar thermal systems.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 473, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • 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

The Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007, until August 1, 2018, requires the Public Utilities Commission, if it determines that a solar water heating program is cost effective for ratepayers and in the public interest, to implement a program to promote the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems in homes, businesses, and buildings or facilities of eligible customer classes receiving natural gas service throughout the state by 2017. The act establishes the maximum funding for the program, for the collective service territories of all gas corporations, at $250,000,000. The act requires the governing body of each publicly owned utility providing gas service to retail end-use customers to adopt, implement, and finance a solar water heating system incentive program to encourage the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems by 2017. This bill would revise the program to, among other things, promote the installation of solar thermal systems throughout the state, reserve 50% of the total program budget for the installation of solar thermal systems in low-income residential housing or in buildings in disadvantaged communities, expand the program to homeowners that lack access to natural gas and rely on propane or wood burning to fulfill their space heating, water heating, and cooking needs who are being considered to receive natural gas and who reside in the San Joaquin Valley communities identified by the commission, authorize the commission to limit program eligibility based on income levels, require an assessment of the entire program through July 31, 2019, to be completed by December 31, 2019, to determine both the cost-effectiveness of the program and the program's effectiveness in achieving program goals, and extend operation of the program through July 31, 2020. Because a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission implementing these revisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also require the governing body of each local publicly owned utility providing gas service, until August 1, 2020, to adopt, implement, and finance a solar thermal system incentive program. Because the bill would extend the obligations of a local publicly owned utility to adopt, implement, and finance the program, 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 473, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 3375.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 25. Page 3255.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2756.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).

  12. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 6).

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

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 1540.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 10).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.) (April 19).

  23. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

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

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 797 IRWIN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 54 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401800
Democratic 14001
Republican 0600
Total 542401
% of votes cast 68%30%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Burke — Yea
Fong — Nay
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Baker — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Harper — Nay
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 Not Voting
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 AB797 Irwin By Stern

Passed 30 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 251000
Total 301000
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Newman — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

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
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Beall — Yea
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
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — 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 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7100
Democratic 2001
Total 9101
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 797 IRWIN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 24 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401601
Democratic 14101
Republican 0700
Total 542402
% of votes cast 68%30%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
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
Obernolte — Nay
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — 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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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 9 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0300
Democratic 2100
Unaffiliated 7101
Total 9501
% of votes cast 60%33%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Ting — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 797 do?
The Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007, until August 1, 2018, requires the Public Utilities Commission, if it determines that a solar water heating program is cost effective for ratepayers and in the public interest, to implement a program to promote the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems in homes, businesses, and buildings or facilities of eligible customer classes receiving natural gas service throughout the state by 2017. The act establishes the maximum funding for the program, for the collective service territories of all gas corporations, at $250,000,000. The act requires the governing body of each publicly owned utility providing gas service to retail end-use customers to adopt, implement, and finance a solar water heating system incentive program to encourage the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems by 2017. This bill would revise the program to, among other things, promote the installation of solar thermal systems throughout the state, reserve 50% of the total program budget for the installation of solar thermal systems in low-income residential housing or in buildings in disadvantaged communities, expand the program to homeowners that lack access to natural gas and rely on propane or wood burning to fulfill their space heating, water heating, and cooking needs who are being considered to receive natural gas and who reside in the San Joaquin Valley communities identified by the commission, authorize the commission to limit program eligibility based on income levels, require an assessment of the entire program through July 31, 2019, to be completed by December 31, 2019, to determine both the cost-effectiveness of the program and the program's effectiveness in achieving program goals, and extend operation of the program through July 31, 2020. Because a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission implementing these revisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also require the governing body of each local publicly owned utility providing gas service, until August 1, 2020, to adopt, implement, and finance a solar thermal system incentive program. Because the bill would extend the obligations of a local publicly owned utility to adopt, implement, and finance the program, 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 AB 797?
AB 797 is sponsored by Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 797?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2017. Enacted.
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