California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 1799 — Natural gas.

Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 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 “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to conduct electricity and natural gas forecasting and assessment activities, as specified. Under existing authority, the Energy Commission has established the Petroleum Market Advisory Committee to assist the Energy Commission in better understanding the factors and conditions related to petroleum price fluctuations and associated impacts, as well as policy options that may affect petroleum markets. This bill would require the Energy Commission to identify, collect, and analyze certain data regarding the natural gas market to determine causes of natural gas price volatility experienced by end-use customers. The bill would require the Energy Commission, in coordination with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , to establish the Joint Agency Natural Gas Market Oversight Committee to review the data gathered and analyzed and to provide ongoing comments, insight, and recommendations about natural gas market behavior and transactions related to potential exercise of market power and market manipulation and methods to deter those activities. The bill would require the committee, if it identifies evidence suggestive of illegal market manipulation or the exertion of market power by natural gas distribution and transmission companies or core transport agents, to provide the evidence to the enforcement division of the PUC for further evaluation. The bill would authorize the committee to require natural gas distributors to submit certain data regarding the natural gas market. Existing law requires the PUC to require each electrical corporation, electric service provider, and community choice aggregator to file an integrated resource plan, and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, to ensure that those entities achieve certain objectives. This bill would require the integrated resource plans filed by those entities to include an evaluation of wholesale market risks, including each entity's risk management policy, strategy, practices, and measures to manage and reduce risk from price volatility in the wholesale electricity and natural gas markets. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. By requiring the PUC to direct electrical corporations and electric service providers to include wholesale market risk management plans as a part of their integrated resource plans, thereby making it a crime for those entities to fail to comply, 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 a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

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

  11. Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.

  12. Read first time.

  13. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  14. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Friedman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Friedman

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 121 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

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

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6101
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 8102
% of votes cast 73%9%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Friedman — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mathis — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 10 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Democratic 2001
Republican 0200
Total 10203
% of votes cast 67%13%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Burke — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Cunningham — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety energy
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1799 do?
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to conduct electricity and natural gas forecasting and assessment activities, as specified. Under existing authority, the Energy Commission has established the Petroleum Market Advisory Committee to assist the Energy Commission in better understanding the factors and conditions related to petroleum price fluctuations and associated impacts, as well as policy options that may affect petroleum markets. This bill would require the Energy Commission to identify, collect, and analyze certain data regarding the natural gas market to determine causes of natural gas price volatility experienced by end-use customers. The bill would require the Energy Commission, in coordination with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , to establish the Joint Agency Natural Gas Market Oversight Committee to review the data gathered and analyzed and to provide ongoing comments, insight, and recommendations about natural gas market behavior and transactions related to potential exercise of market power and market manipulation and methods to deter those activities. The bill would require the committee, if it identifies evidence suggestive of illegal market manipulation or the exertion of market power by natural gas distribution and transmission companies or core transport agents, to provide the evidence to the enforcement division of the PUC for further evaluation. The bill would authorize the committee to require natural gas distributors to submit certain data regarding the natural gas market. Existing law requires the PUC to require each electrical corporation, electric service provider, and community choice aggregator to file an integrated resource plan, and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, to ensure that those entities achieve certain objectives. This bill would require the integrated resource plans filed by those entities to include an evaluation of wholesale market risks, including each entity's risk management policy, strategy, practices, and measures to manage and reduce risk from price volatility in the wholesale electricity and natural gas markets. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. By requiring the PUC to direct electrical corporations and electric service providers to include wholesale market risk management plans as a part of their integrated resource plans, thereby making it a crime for those entities to fail to comply, 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 a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 1799?
AB 1799 is sponsored by Friedman.
What is the current status of AB 1799?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 1799?
Track AB 1799 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on AB 1799

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of AB 1799

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →