Energy: building standards: photovoltaic requirements.
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AB 178 — Energy: building standards: photovoltaic requirements.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 259, Statutes of 2019.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2019. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards, including appliance efficiency standards. Under this authority, the commission has established regulations for the installation of photovoltaic systems meeting certain requirements for low-rise residential buildings built on or after January 1, 2020. This bill would, until January 1, 2023, specify that residential construction intended to repair, restore, or replace a residential building damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in an area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor, before January 1, 2020, is required to comply with the photovoltaic requirements, if any, that were in effect at the time the damaged or destroyed residential building was originally constructed and is not required to comply with any additional or conflicting photovoltaic requirements in effect at the time of repair, restoration, or replacement. The bill would provide that the above provision applies if certain requirements are met with respect to the owner's income and insurance coverage and the location and square footage of the construction. Because a local agency would be required to determine whether those requirements are met, 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
- Chaptered 09/06/19 - Chaptered Current pdf September 06, 2019
- Enrolled 08/23/19 - Enrolled pdf August 23, 2019
- Amended 04/02/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 02, 2019
- Introduced 01/09/19 - Introduced pdf January 09, 2019
- AB178 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 259, Statutes of 2019.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
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In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 4. Page 2240.).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1075.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 25).
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Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
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From printer. May be heard in committee February 9.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Dahle · Primary
- James Gallagher · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Dahle
Co-sponsors (1)
- Gallagher, James Republican
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 10% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Nay |
| Mitchell | — | Not Voting |
| Skinner | — | Not Voting |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Yea |
| Borgeas | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Nay |
| Mark Stone | — | 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 | Nay |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Nay |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 8% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Not Voting |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democratic | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Brough | — | Yea |
| Kiley | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | 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 |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Kamlager-Dove | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Not Voting |
| McCarty | — | Not Voting |
| Nazarian | — | 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 | Not Voting |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 178 do?
- Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards, including appliance efficiency standards. Under this authority, the commission has established regulations for the installation of photovoltaic systems meeting certain requirements for low-rise residential buildings built on or after January 1, 2020. This bill would, until January 1, 2023, specify that residential construction intended to repair, restore, or replace a residential building damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in an area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor, before January 1, 2020, is required to comply with the photovoltaic requirements, if any, that were in effect at the time the damaged or destroyed residential building was originally constructed and is not required to comply with any additional or conflicting photovoltaic requirements in effect at the time of repair, restoration, or replacement. The bill would provide that the above provision applies if certain requirements are met with respect to the owner's income and insurance coverage and the location and square footage of the construction. Because a local agency would be required to determine whether those requirements are met, 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 178?
- AB 178 is sponsored by Dahle and Gallagher, James (Republican).
- What is the current status of AB 178?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2019. Enacted.
- Where can I track AB 178?
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