California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 49 — Energy: appliance standards and State Water Project assessment.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 697, Statutes of 2019.

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 03, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 11 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the Natural Resources Agency every 3 years to update the state's climate adaptation strategy to identify vulnerabilities to climate change by sector, including, among others, water and energy. Existing law requires the agency to annually report to the Legislature on actions taken by each applicable agency to implement the state's climate adaptation strategy. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , at least every 2 years, to conduct assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices to develop and evaluate energy policies and programs that conserve resources, protect the environment, ensure energy reliability, enhance the state's economy, and protect public health and safety. Under existing law, the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Resources Development System, known as the State Water Project, in accordance with the California Water Resources Development Bond Act to supply water to persons and entities in the state. This bill would require the Natural Resources Agency, in collaboration with the Energy Commission and the Department of Water Resources, to assess the opportunities and constraints for potential operational and structural upgrades to the State Water Project to aid California in achieving its climate and energy goals, and to provide associated recommendations consistent with specified purposes and California's energy goals. The bill would require that the assessment and recommendations include specified elements, including recommendations for state, federal, and other applicable funding sources, as specified. The bill would require that the assessment and recommendations be provided to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature before January 1, 2022. (2) Existing law authorizes the Energy Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards, including appliance efficiency standards, to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, including the energy associated with the use of water, as specified. This bill would require that those energy efficiency standards also manage energy loads to help maintain electrical grid reliability. The bill would require the Energy Commission to adopt, by regulation, and periodically update, standards for appliances to facilitate the deployment of flexible demand technologies, as specified, and would require that those standards be cost effective and prioritize appliances with specified attributes. The bill would require that the flexible demand appliance standards become effective no sooner than one year after the date of their adoption or updating. The bill would require the Energy Commission to consult with the Public Utilities Commission and load-serving entities to better align the flexible demand appliance standards with demand response programs administered by the state and load-serving entities and to incentivize flexible demand appliances. The bill would authorize the Energy Commission to establish an administrative enforcement process to enforce the flexible demand appliance standards with an administrative civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation, or to refer a violation to the Attorney General for an enforcement action in a court. The bill would require the Energy Commission, on or before January 1, 2021, and as necessary thereafter, to include as part of each integrated energy policy report a description of any actions it has taken relating to flexible demand appliance standards and the standards' cost to consumers.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 697, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2886.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 2873.)

  6. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2808.) Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  8. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 15. Page 3312.) Ordered to the Senate.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (August 30).

  14. August 21 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. (Received at desk July 17 pursuant to JR 61(a)(10)).

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 10).

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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

  22. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  23. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 1168.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1088.) (May 16).

  26. Set for hearing May 16.

  27. May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. Set for hearing May 13.

  30. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  31. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 843.) (April 24).

  32. Set for hearing April 24.

  33. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  34. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 650.) (April 10).

  35. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

  36. Set for hearing April 10.

  37. Re-referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and EQ.

  38. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  39. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  40. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.

  41. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Skinner · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB49 Skinner Concurrence

Passed 31 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 10000
Unaffiliated 21600
Republican 0300
Total 31900
% of votes cast 78%23%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Borgeas — Nay
Bates — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8101
Democratic 3000
Total 11101
% of votes cast 85%8%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Dodd — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Chang — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 49 Skinner Senate Third Reading By Mullin

Passed 60 Yea · 15 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 391102
Democratic 21001
Republican 0401
Total 601504
% of votes cast 76%19%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — 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
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Fong — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Brough — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
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 Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 9400
Total 14400
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Fong — Nay
Brough — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9201
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 11202
% of votes cast 73%13%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Burke — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6200
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 8201
% of votes cast 73%18%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Friedman — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 30 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21600
Democratic 9000
Republican 0200
Total 30800
% of votes cast 79%21%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Borgeas — Nay
Bates — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena 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
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass

Passed 4 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4100
Republican 0100
Total 4200
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bates — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8101
Democratic 3000
Total 11101
% of votes cast 85%8%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Dodd — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Chang — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

environment energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 49 do?
(1) Existing law requires the Natural Resources Agency every 3 years to update the state's climate adaptation strategy to identify vulnerabilities to climate change by sector, including, among others, water and energy. Existing law requires the agency to annually report to the Legislature on actions taken by each applicable agency to implement the state's climate adaptation strategy. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , at least every 2 years, to conduct assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices to develop and evaluate energy policies and programs that conserve resources, protect the environment, ensure energy reliability, enhance the state's economy, and protect public health and safety. Under existing law, the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Resources Development System, known as the State Water Project, in accordance with the California Water Resources Development Bond Act to supply water to persons and entities in the state. This bill would require the Natural Resources Agency, in collaboration with the Energy Commission and the Department of Water Resources, to assess the opportunities and constraints for potential operational and structural upgrades to the State Water Project to aid California in achieving its climate and energy goals, and to provide associated recommendations consistent with specified purposes and California's energy goals. The bill would require that the assessment and recommendations include specified elements, including recommendations for state, federal, and other applicable funding sources, as specified. The bill would require that the assessment and recommendations be provided to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature before January 1, 2022. (2) Existing law authorizes the Energy Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards, including appliance efficiency standards, to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, including the energy associated with the use of water, as specified. This bill would require that those energy efficiency standards also manage energy loads to help maintain electrical grid reliability. The bill would require the Energy Commission to adopt, by regulation, and periodically update, standards for appliances to facilitate the deployment of flexible demand technologies, as specified, and would require that those standards be cost effective and prioritize appliances with specified attributes. The bill would require that the flexible demand appliance standards become effective no sooner than one year after the date of their adoption or updating. The bill would require the Energy Commission to consult with the Public Utilities Commission and load-serving entities to better align the flexible demand appliance standards with demand response programs administered by the state and load-serving entities and to incentivize flexible demand appliances. The bill would authorize the Energy Commission to establish an administrative enforcement process to enforce the flexible demand appliance standards with an administrative civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation, or to refer a violation to the Attorney General for an enforcement action in a court. The bill would require the Energy Commission, on or before January 1, 2021, and as necessary thereafter, to include as part of each integrated energy policy report a description of any actions it has taken relating to flexible demand appliance standards and the standards' cost to consumers.
Who sponsors SB 49?
SB 49 is sponsored by Skinner.
What is the current status of SB 49?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 03, 2018. Enacted.
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