California 2009-2010, 8th Special Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 26 — Energy: California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE).

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010, 8th Special Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act establishes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority and authorizes the authority to issue revenue bonds to provide industry with an alternative method of financing in providing and promoting the establishment of facilities utilizing alternative methods and sources of energy and facilities needed for the development and commercialization of advanced transportation technologies. Existing law authorizes a public agency and a property owner to enter into voluntary contractual assessments to finance the installation of distributed generation of renewable energy sources or energy or water efficiency improvements that are permanently affixed on real property. This bill would require the authority to establish a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Reserve program to assist local jurisdictions in financing the installation of distributed generation of renewable energy sources or energy or water efficiency improvements that are permanently affixed on real property through the use of a voluntary contractual assessment. The bill would, until January 1, 2015, appropriate up to $50,000,000 from the Renewable Resource Trust Fund to the authority for the purposes of the PACE Reserve program, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would require the authority, on March 31, 2011, and annually thereafter, to submit to the Legislature, a report containing specified information regarding the implementation of the above provisions. (2) Existing law vests the authority with specified powers in the implementation of the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act. This bill would authorize the authority to purchase bonds issued by a public agency meeting specified criteria. The bill would authorize the authority to hold the purchased bonds or to sell the purchased bonds, in whole or in part, to public or private purchasers. (3) The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on January 8, 2010. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on January 8, 2010, pursuant to the California Constitution. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  3. (Heard in committee on March 10.)

  4. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.)

  5. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. (Heard in committee on March 9.)

  7. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  8. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  9. To Coms. on L. GOV., NAT. RES. and APPR.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 97.) To Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 88.)

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Set for hearing February 22.

  16. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 79.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Set for hearing February 16.

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

  19. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS.

Sponsors

  • Wolk · Cosponsor
  • Steinberg · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Primary
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Cedillo · Cosponsor
  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Stephen C. Padilla · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Pavley

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12303
Democratic 1000
Total 13303
% of votes cast 68%16%0%16%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Conway — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Coto — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB26 Pavley

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30006
Democratic 2001
Republican 1000
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Cogdill — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8003
Total 8003
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Liu — Yea

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6002
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 26 do?
(1) The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act establishes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority and authorizes the authority to issue revenue bonds to provide industry with an alternative method of financing in providing and promoting the establishment of facilities utilizing alternative methods and sources of energy and facilities needed for the development and commercialization of advanced transportation technologies. Existing law authorizes a public agency and a property owner to enter into voluntary contractual assessments to finance the installation of distributed generation of renewable energy sources or energy or water efficiency improvements that are permanently affixed on real property. This bill would require the authority to establish a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Reserve program to assist local jurisdictions in financing the installation of distributed generation of renewable energy sources or energy or water efficiency improvements that are permanently affixed on real property through the use of a voluntary contractual assessment. The bill would, until January 1, 2015, appropriate up to $50,000,000 from the Renewable Resource Trust Fund to the authority for the purposes of the PACE Reserve program, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would require the authority, on March 31, 2011, and annually thereafter, to submit to the Legislature, a report containing specified information regarding the implementation of the above provisions. (2) Existing law vests the authority with specified powers in the implementation of the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act. This bill would authorize the authority to purchase bonds issued by a public agency meeting specified criteria. The bill would authorize the authority to hold the purchased bonds or to sell the purchased bonds, in whole or in part, to public or private purchasers. (3) The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on January 8, 2010. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on January 8, 2010, pursuant to the California Constitution. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 26?
SB 26 is sponsored by Wolk, Steinberg, Skinner, Pavley, Huffman, Hancock, Cedillo, Alquist, and Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 26?
This bill died with 2009-2010, 8th Special Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 26?
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