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

AB 401 — Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 662, Statutes of 2015.

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  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, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • 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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including water corporations, as defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider, and authorizes the commission to implement, programs to provide rate relief for low-income ratepayers of a water corporation. Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. Existing law requires the state board to formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control. This bill would require the state board, no later than January 1, 2018, in collaboration with the State Board of Equalization and relevant stakeholders, to develop a plan for the funding and implementation of the Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program, which would include specified elements. The bill would permit the board to consider existing rate assistance programs authorized by the commission in developing the plan and would authorize the plan to include recommendations for other cost-effective methods of offering assistance to low-income water customers. The bill would require the state board, no later than February 1, 2018, to report to the Legislature on its findings regarding the feasibility, financial stability, and desired structure of the program, including any recommendations for legislative action that may need to be taken.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 662, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 24. Page 2997.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 28. Page 2990.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 12. Page 2588.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 27).

  12. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 30).

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

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 1779.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Dodd

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 401 DODD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 55 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502100
Democratic 4000
Republican 1301
Total 552401
% of votes cast 69%30%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Atkins — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Nay
Hadley — Nay
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gatto — 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
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB401 Dodd By McGuire

Passed 28 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261100
Democratic 2100
Total 281200
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Runner — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
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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Do pass as amended

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6100
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

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

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AB 401 DODD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 22 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 501802
Democratic 4000
Republican 1401
Total 552203
% of votes cast 69%28%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chang — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Chávez — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 10300
Republican 0200
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — 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 · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9202
Republican 0101
Total 9303
% of votes cast 60%20%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Hadley — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 401 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including water corporations, as defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider, and authorizes the commission to implement, programs to provide rate relief for low-income ratepayers of a water corporation. Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. Existing law requires the state board to formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control. This bill would require the state board, no later than January 1, 2018, in collaboration with the State Board of Equalization and relevant stakeholders, to develop a plan for the funding and implementation of the Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program, which would include specified elements. The bill would permit the board to consider existing rate assistance programs authorized by the commission in developing the plan and would authorize the plan to include recommendations for other cost-effective methods of offering assistance to low-income water customers. The bill would require the state board, no later than February 1, 2018, to report to the Legislature on its findings regarding the feasibility, financial stability, and desired structure of the program, including any recommendations for legislative action that may need to be taken.
Who sponsors AB 401?
AB 401 is sponsored by Dodd and McGuire, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 401?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 401?
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