California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 56 — Electricity: procurement by the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority.

Last action — In committee: Reconsideration granted.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program requires the commission to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, defined as including electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, so that the total kilowatthours of those products sold to their retail end-use customers achieves 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, 33% by December 31, 2020, 44% by December 31, 2024, 52% by December 31, 2027, and 60% by December 31, 2030. Existing law establishes a policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045. Existing law requires the commission, in consultation with the Independent System Operator, to establish resource adequacy requirements for all load-serving entities, as defined, and requires each load-serving entity to maintain physical generating capacity and electrical demand response adequate to meet its load requirements, including peak demand and planning and operating reserves, deliverable to locations and at times as may be necessary to provide reliable electric service. The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act establishes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to advance the state's goals of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, increasing the deployment of sustainable and renewable energy sources, implementing measures that increase the efficient use of energy, creating high quality employment opportunities, and lessening the state's dependence on fossil fuels. This bill would require the commission to empower the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to undertake backstop procurement of electricity that would otherwise be performed by an electrical corporation to meet the state resource adequacy, integrated resource planning, and renewable portfolio standard goals not satisfied by retail sellers or load-serving entities. The bill would authorize the authority to undertake backstop procurement consistent with specified objectives and to manage the resale of electricity for its contracted resources. The bill would require the commission to periodically review the need for, and the benefits of, continuing to empower the authority to undertake backstop procurement responsibilities. The bill would provide for the reduction in procurement compliance obligations for load-serving entities and retail sellers for the electricity procured by the authority. The bill would require the authority to develop and submit annual revenue requirements for review, modification, and approval by the commission to recover specified costs, would provide that the authority is entitled to recover revenue requirements approved by the commission for costs incurred on behalf of retail customers of a load-serving entity or retail seller, and would provide that those costs are a direct obligation of the retail end-use customers of load-serving entities or retail sellers or a direct obligation of the load-serving entity or retail seller on whose behalf the procurement was undertaken. The bill would require the commission to approve a method for recovering revenue requirements from retail end-use customers of load-serving entities or retail sellers or from load-serving entities or retail sellers themselves, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of an 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 the bill 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 a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Reconsideration granted.

  2. In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage.

  3. 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.

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

  5. 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.

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

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 21. Page 2159.)

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1716.)

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 16).

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

  13. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Read second time and amended.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 22).

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

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

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

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

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

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

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee January 3.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Burke

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

[08-28-2019] hearing: Motion to Reconsider. [Reconsideration Granted.]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Democratic 2001
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Not Voting
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Chang — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Failed 5 Yea · 3 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5302
Democratic 0003
Total 5305
% of votes cast 38%23%0%38%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Dodd — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Nay
Moorlach — Nay
Chang — Not Voting
Skinner — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

AB 56 Eduardo Garcia Assembly Third Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 21 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3111010
Democratic 9706
Republican 1302
Total 4121018
% of votes cast 51%26%0%23%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Frazier — Nay
Smith — Nay
Gloria — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Kamlager-Dove — Nay
Levine — Nay
Low — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Bloom — Not Voting
Cooper — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Mullin — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Cooley — Not Voting
Chu — Not Voting
Ting — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Nay
Berman, Marc Democratic Not Voting
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Kalra, Ash Democratic Nay
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Nay
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Nay
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Nay
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5002
Unaffiliated 8300
Total 13302
% of votes cast 72%17%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Brough — Nay
Diep — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
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 Not Voting
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6200
Democratic 0002
Republican 0001
Total 6203
% of votes cast 55%18%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Friedman — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9100
Republican 0002
Democratic 2001
Total 11103
% of votes cast 73%7%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Burke — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Holden — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 56 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program requires the commission to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, defined as including electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, so that the total kilowatthours of those products sold to their retail end-use customers achieves 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, 33% by December 31, 2020, 44% by December 31, 2024, 52% by December 31, 2027, and 60% by December 31, 2030. Existing law establishes a policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045. Existing law requires the commission, in consultation with the Independent System Operator, to establish resource adequacy requirements for all load-serving entities, as defined, and requires each load-serving entity to maintain physical generating capacity and electrical demand response adequate to meet its load requirements, including peak demand and planning and operating reserves, deliverable to locations and at times as may be necessary to provide reliable electric service. The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act establishes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to advance the state's goals of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, increasing the deployment of sustainable and renewable energy sources, implementing measures that increase the efficient use of energy, creating high quality employment opportunities, and lessening the state's dependence on fossil fuels. This bill would require the commission to empower the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to undertake backstop procurement of electricity that would otherwise be performed by an electrical corporation to meet the state resource adequacy, integrated resource planning, and renewable portfolio standard goals not satisfied by retail sellers or load-serving entities. The bill would authorize the authority to undertake backstop procurement consistent with specified objectives and to manage the resale of electricity for its contracted resources. The bill would require the commission to periodically review the need for, and the benefits of, continuing to empower the authority to undertake backstop procurement responsibilities. The bill would provide for the reduction in procurement compliance obligations for load-serving entities and retail sellers for the electricity procured by the authority. The bill would require the authority to develop and submit annual revenue requirements for review, modification, and approval by the commission to recover specified costs, would provide that the authority is entitled to recover revenue requirements approved by the commission for costs incurred on behalf of retail customers of a load-serving entity or retail seller, and would provide that those costs are a direct obligation of the retail end-use customers of load-serving entities or retail sellers or a direct obligation of the load-serving entity or retail seller on whose behalf the procurement was undertaken. The bill would require the commission to approve a method for recovering revenue requirements from retail end-use customers of load-serving entities or retail sellers or from load-serving entities or retail sellers themselves, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of an 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 the bill 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 a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 56?
AB 56 is sponsored by Burke and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 56?
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 56?
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