California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 913 — Electrical corporations: wildfire and undercollection.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 253, Statutes of 2020.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2019. 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

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law authorizes an electrical corporation to file an application requesting the commission to issue a financing order to authorize the recovery of costs and expenses related to a catastrophic wildfire through the issuance of bonds by the electrical corporation that are secured by a rate component, as provided. This bill would authorize an electrical corporation to file an application requesting the commission to issue a financing order to authorize the recovery of certain incremental undercollection amounts for calendar year 2020 through the issuance of bonds by the electrical corporation that are secured by a rate component if the electrical corporation's annual true-up advice letter is accepted and verified and those incremental amounts are verified for calendar year 2020. The bill would prohibit the recovery of the incremental undercollection amounts that are subject to such a financing order through any other cost recovery application, mechanism, or request by the electrical corporation. Existing law establishes the Wildfire Fund to pay eligible claims arising from a wildfire ignited on or after July 12, 2019, caused by an electrical corporation as determined by the governmental agency responsible for determining causation. Existing law defines "eligible claims" as claims for third-party damages against an electrical corporation resulting from covered wildfires exceeding the greater of $1,000,000,000 in the aggregate in any calendar year, or the amount of the insurance coverage required to be in place for the electrical corporation, measured by the amount of that excess. This bill would revise the definition of "eligible claim" to change "calendar year" to "year." Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because certain of the above provisions would require action by the commission, a violation of which would be a crime, 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 253, Statutes of 2020.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5493.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 31).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5456.)

  7. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

  10. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.)

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Withdrawn from committee.

  13. Joint Rule 10.5 suspended. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.)

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  21. Ordered to second reading.

  22. From inactive file.

  23. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Bradford.

  24. From Consent Calendar.

  25. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  26. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  27. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. Referred to Com. on B. & F.I.

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

  30. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1361.)

  31. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  32. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 10).

  33. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  34. Referred to Com. on B. & F.

  35. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  36. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 913 Calderon Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47004
Democratic 22000
Republican 6000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Diep — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Levine — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Burke — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Weber — Yea
Brough — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Smith — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gloria — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chu — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Low — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
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 Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10002
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 13002
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Ting — Yea
Holden — Yea
Burke — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cunningham — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 10000
Unaffiliated 27000
Republican 2001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Galgiani — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Allen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Roth — Yea
Chang — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Chang — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hueso — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 913 Limón Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46002
Democratic 24001
Republican 6001
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — 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
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — 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
Gray — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike 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
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Democratic 6000
Republican 2000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Burke — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety finance energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 913 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law authorizes an electrical corporation to file an application requesting the commission to issue a financing order to authorize the recovery of costs and expenses related to a catastrophic wildfire through the issuance of bonds by the electrical corporation that are secured by a rate component, as provided. This bill would authorize an electrical corporation to file an application requesting the commission to issue a financing order to authorize the recovery of certain incremental undercollection amounts for calendar year 2020 through the issuance of bonds by the electrical corporation that are secured by a rate component if the electrical corporation's annual true-up advice letter is accepted and verified and those incremental amounts are verified for calendar year 2020. The bill would prohibit the recovery of the incremental undercollection amounts that are subject to such a financing order through any other cost recovery application, mechanism, or request by the electrical corporation. Existing law establishes the Wildfire Fund to pay eligible claims arising from a wildfire ignited on or after July 12, 2019, caused by an electrical corporation as determined by the governmental agency responsible for determining causation. Existing law defines "eligible claims" as claims for third-party damages against an electrical corporation resulting from covered wildfires exceeding the greater of $1,000,000,000 in the aggregate in any calendar year, or the amount of the insurance coverage required to be in place for the electrical corporation, measured by the amount of that excess. This bill would revise the definition of "eligible claim" to change "calendar year" to "year." Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because certain of the above provisions would require action by the commission, a violation of which would be a crime, 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 913?
AB 913 is sponsored by Calderon, Lisa (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 913?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2019. Enacted.
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