California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 740 — Electricity: microgrids.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

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

This bill died with 2019-2020 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law authorizes the PUC to fix the rates and charges for every public utility. Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Independent System Operator, to take specified actions by December 1, 2020, to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations, including developing microgrid service standards necessary to meet state and local permitting requirements and developing methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment without shifting costs between ratepayers. Existing law requires the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility to develop and make available a standardized process for the interconnection of a customer-supported microgrid. This bill would require the PUC to ensure that the standards established to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations do not impose a size cap on microgrid projects with specified characteristics. The bill would require the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility to also ensure that its standardized process for the interconnection of a customer-supported microgrid does not impose a size cap on microgrid projects with those same specified characteristics.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  6. Ordered to second reading.

  7. From inactive file.

  8. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator McGuire.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Withdrawn from committee.

  15. 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.

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U. & C. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

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

  19. Referred to Coms. on INS., E., U. & C. and GOV. & F.

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

  21. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2125.).

  22. Assembly Rule 69 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 16. Page 2125.)

  23. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 2049.)

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  26. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 16).

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

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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

  31. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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

  33. Referred to Com. on INS.

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Burke · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Burke

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bates — Yea
Roth — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Borgeas — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 10003
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Roth — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Borgeas — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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AB 740 Burke Third Reading Urgency

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46006
Democratic 22000
Republican 5001
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Salas — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Cooley — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia 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
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6001
Unaffiliated 8003
Total 14004
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Diep — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Unaffiliated 8001
Republican 0001
Total 12002
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Chu — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 740 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law authorizes the PUC to fix the rates and charges for every public utility. Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Independent System Operator, to take specified actions by December 1, 2020, to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations, including developing microgrid service standards necessary to meet state and local permitting requirements and developing methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment without shifting costs between ratepayers. Existing law requires the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility to develop and make available a standardized process for the interconnection of a customer-supported microgrid. This bill would require the PUC to ensure that the standards established to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations do not impose a size cap on microgrid projects with specified characteristics. The bill would require the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility to also ensure that its standardized process for the interconnection of a customer-supported microgrid does not impose a size cap on microgrid projects with those same specified characteristics.
Who sponsors AB 740?
AB 740 is sponsored by Burke.
What is the current status of AB 740?
This bill died with 2019-2020 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 740?
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