California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 2630 — California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: electrical transmission planning.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

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Summary

Existing law relative to electrical restructuring, within the Public Utilities Act, establishes the Independent System Operator to ensure the efficient use and reliable operation of the electric transmission grid. The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, as defined, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, so that the total kilowatthours sold to their retail end-use customers achieves 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, 33% by December 31, 2020, 40% by December 31, 2024, 45% by December 31, 2027, and 50% by December 31, 2030. The program additionally requires each local publicly owned electric utility, as defined, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources to achieve the procurement requirements established by the program. The Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative is a statewide initiative to help identify transmission projects to accommodate the state's renewable energy goals. This bill would require the Independent System Operator, when undertaking transmission planning activities, to take into account a specified report relating to solar photovoltaic system development in the San Joaquin Valley and specified principles of transmission corridor planning developed by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) . The bill would require the Energy Commission, the PUC, and the Independent System Operator, when undertaking activities as part of the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative, to take into account the above-specified report and principles.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  3. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 27).

  6. 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.

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

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5040.)

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27).

  12. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4943.)

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

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  16. Read second time and amended.

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 6).

  18. Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES.

  19. Read first time.

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

  21. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bigelow · Cosponsor
  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Brown · Cosponsor
  • Salas · Primary
  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • Gray · Cosponsor
  • Cannella · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Mathis · Cosponsor
  • Medina · Cosponsor
  • Olsen · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Quirk · Cosponsor
  • Santiago · Cosponsor
  • Joe Patterson · Cosponsor
  • Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

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Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (103)

103 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — 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 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5005
Democratic 1000
Total 6005
% of votes cast 55%0%0%45%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Wolk — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 2630 SALAS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Republican 5000
Democratic 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Williams — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Kim — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Republican 1000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Williams — Yea
Burke — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ting — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2630 do?
Existing law relative to electrical restructuring, within the Public Utilities Act, establishes the Independent System Operator to ensure the efficient use and reliable operation of the electric transmission grid. The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, as defined, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, so that the total kilowatthours sold to their retail end-use customers achieves 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, 33% by December 31, 2020, 40% by December 31, 2024, 45% by December 31, 2027, and 50% by December 31, 2030. The program additionally requires each local publicly owned electric utility, as defined, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources to achieve the procurement requirements established by the program. The Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative is a statewide initiative to help identify transmission projects to accommodate the state's renewable energy goals. This bill would require the Independent System Operator, when undertaking transmission planning activities, to take into account a specified report relating to solar photovoltaic system development in the San Joaquin Valley and specified principles of transmission corridor planning developed by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) . The bill would require the Energy Commission, the PUC, and the Independent System Operator, when undertaking activities as part of the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative, to take into account the above-specified report and principles.
Who sponsors AB 2630?
AB 2630 is sponsored by Bigelow, Bloom, Brown, Salas, Atkins, Gray, Cannella, Galgiani, Fuller, Mathis, Medina, Olsen, Pavley, Quirk, Santiago, Patterson, Joe (Republican), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), and Bill Berryhill.
What is the current status of AB 2630?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 2630?
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