California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2868 — Energy storage.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 681, Statutes of 2016.

  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 19, 2016. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2020. This bill would require the PUC, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to direct the state's 3 largest electrical corporations to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread deployment of distributed energy storage systems, as defined. The bill would authorize the PUC to approve, or modify and approve, programs and investments in distributed energy storage systems, as provided, and would require the PUC to prioritize those programs and investments that provide distributed energy storage systems to public sector and low-income customers. Because a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC implementing these requirements 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 681, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 49. Noes 28. Page 6575.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6569.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 5578.).

  8. Ordered to third reading.

  9. (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 5563.)

  10. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  12. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 5547.)

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 6. Noes 5.) (August 24).

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

  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b).

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

  21. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 27).

  24. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. Referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

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

  29. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 27. Page 5127.)

  30. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  31. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (May 27).

  32. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  33. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  34. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  35. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended.

  36. Referred to Com. on U. & C.

  37. Read first time.

  38. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  39. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gatto

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 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

3rd Reading (Supplemental File 2) AB2868 Gatto By Hill

Passed 24 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2100
Unaffiliated 221103
Total 241203
% of votes cast 62%31%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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AB 2868 GATTO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 49 Yea · 28 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 442303
Republican 0500
Democratic 5000
Total 492803
% of votes cast 61%35%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Harper — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6202
Democratic 1000
Total 7202
% of votes cast 64%18%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Wolk — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 2868 GATTO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 27 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462202
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 512702
% of votes cast 64%34%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Harper — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Chang — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 14600
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9104
Republican 0100
Total 9204
% of votes cast 60%13%0%27%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Obernolte — Nay
Ting — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2868 do?
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2020. This bill would require the PUC, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to direct the state's 3 largest electrical corporations to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread deployment of distributed energy storage systems, as defined. The bill would authorize the PUC to approve, or modify and approve, programs and investments in distributed energy storage systems, as provided, and would require the PUC to prioritize those programs and investments that provide distributed energy storage systems to public sector and low-income customers. Because a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC implementing these requirements 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 2868?
AB 2868 is sponsored by Gatto and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2868?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
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