AB 322 is sponsored by Salas, Quirk, Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Dahle, Eggman, Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).

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California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

AB 322 — Energy: Electric Program Investment Charge program: biomass.

Last action September 23, 2021 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 229, Statutes of 2021.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
7 sponsors

1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 15 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , with jurisdiction over all public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing decisions of the PUC institute an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) to fund renewable energy and research, development, and demonstration programs. Existing law creates in the State Treasury the Electric Program Investment Charge Fund to be administered by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) and requires the PUC to forward to the Energy Commission, at least quarterly, moneys for those EPIC programs the PUC has determined should be administered by the Energy Commission for deposit in the fund. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, in administering moneys in the fund for research, development, and demonstration programs, to develop and implement the EPIC program for the purpose of awarding funds to projects that may lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers that prevent the achievement of the state's statutory energy goals and that may result in a portfolio of projects that are strategically focused and sufficiently narrow to make advancement on the most significant technological challenges. Existing law, until January 1, 2023, requires the Energy Commission to expend certain percentages of the moneys appropriated from the fund for technology demonstration and deployment at sites that benefit certain communities. This bill would require the Energy Commission to consider, in the investment planning process for the EPIC program, funding for eligible biomass conversion to energy projects, as specified. The bill would require the commission, in determining the appropriate amount of EPIC funding for biomass conversion, to consider the recommendations of the State Air Resources Board and the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and to coordinate with the Natural Resources Agency, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and the Department of Food and Agriculture about the need for biomass conversion. The bill would also require the Energy Commission to consider opportunities to reduce short-lived climate pollutant emissions, generate carbon negative emissions, reduce wildfire impacts, and increase energy reliability.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/23/21 - Chaptered Current pdf September 23, 2021
Enrolled 09/03/21 - Enrolled pdf September 03, 2021
Amended 08/18/21 - Amended Senate pdf August 18, 2021
Amended 06/24/21 - Amended Senate pdf June 24, 2021
Amended 04/12/21 - Amended Assembly pdf April 12, 2021
Amended 03/18/21 - Amended Assembly pdf March 18, 2021
Introduced 01/26/21 - Introduced pdf January 26, 2021
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Action History

September 23, 2021
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 229, Statutes of 2021.
September 23, 2021
Approved by the Governor.
September 08, 2021
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
September 01, 2021
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2640.).
September 01, 2021
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 17. Page 2625.)
August 31, 2021
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
August 30, 2021
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2228.).
August 19, 2021
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 18, 2021
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 16, 2021
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
July 15, 2021
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
July 06, 2021
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 24, 2021
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.
June 03, 2021
Referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
May 20, 2021
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 20, 2021
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1469.)
May 13, 2021
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
May 12, 2021
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 12).
April 29, 2021
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 13, 2021
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
April 12, 2021
Read second time and amended.
April 08, 2021
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 7).
March 22, 2021
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
March 18, 2021
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
February 12, 2021
Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.
January 27, 2021
From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.
January 26, 2021
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Salas

Co-sponsors (6)

Quirk
Rivas, Robert Democratic
Dahle
Eggman
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic
Garcia, Robert Democratic

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Do pass

September 01, 2023

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Bradford	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Member	Party	Vote
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea

Member	Party	Vote
Glazer	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea

Member	Party	Vote
Villapudua	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Holden	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Yea
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	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
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Member	Party	Vote
Boerner Horvath	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea

Member	Party	Vote
Bloom	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Yea
Holden	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Smith	—	Yea
Cunningham	—	Yea
Cooper	—	Yea
Voepel	—	Yea
Cooley	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Kiley	—	Yea
Nazarian	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
O'Donnell	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Medina	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Bigelow	—	Yea
Chiu	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Villapudua	—	Yea
Salas	—	Yea
Quirk	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Levine	—	Yea
Daly	—	Yea
Gray	—	Yea
Burke	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Mayes	—	Yea
Frazier	—	Yea
Chau	—	Yea
Cristina Garcia	—	Yea
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Yea
Lorena Gonzalez	—	Yea
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Mark Stone	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	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
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Not Voting
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
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
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Kamlager	—	Yea
Nielsen	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Borgeas	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Pan	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Leyva	—	Yea
Hertzberg	—	Yea
Hueso	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Melendez	—	Yea
Rubio	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Bates	—	Yea
Gonzalez	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Wieckowski	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Not Voting
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea