California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1937 — Electricity: procurement.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 664, Statutes of 2016.

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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 12, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Public Utilities Act requires the Public Utilities Commission to review and accept, modify, or reject a procurement plan for each electrical corporation in accordance with specified procedures, considerations, and objectives. The act requires that electrical corporations' proposed procurement plans include certain elements, including a showing that the electrical corporations will first meet their unmet needs through all available energy efficiency and demand reduction resources that are cost effective, reliable, and feasible. This bill would require electrical corporations' proposed procurement plans to also include a showing that the electrical corporations (1) , in soliciting bids for new gas-fired generating units, actively seek bids for resources that are not gas-fired generating units located in communities that suffer from cumulative pollution burdens and (2) , in considering bids for, or negotiating bilateral contracts for, new gas-fired generating units, give preference to resources that are not gas-fired generating units located in those communities. The bill would require the commission, before approving a contract for any new gas-fired generating unit, to require the electrical corporation to demonstrate that it has complied with its approved procurement plan. Because this requirement would be a part of the Public Utilities Act and because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing its requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. Existing law requires electrical corporations, in soliciting and procuring eligible renewable energy resources for California-based projects, to give preference to renewable energy projects that provide environmental and economic benefits to communities afflicted with poverty or high unemployment or those suffering from high emission levels of toxic air contaminants, criteria air pollutants, and greenhouse gases. This bill would specify that the above requirements apply to all procurement of eligible renewable energy resources for California-based projects whether the procurement occurs through all-source requests for offers, eligible renewable energy resources only requests for offers, or other procurement mechanisms. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 454.5 of the Public Utilities Code proposed by both this bill and AB 2454, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last. 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 664, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 26. Page 6279.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 5253.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 1).

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  15. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 21).

  17. 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.

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

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 4899.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (May 18).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Read second time and amended.

  25. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 18).

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

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

  29. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  30. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  32. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gomez · Primary
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gomez

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Pavley
  • Williams

Not signed on (119)

119 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

AB 1937 GOMEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 53 Yea · 26 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482101
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 532601
% of votes cast 66%33%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Nay
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Chang — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — 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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3rd Reading AB1937 Gomez By Pavley

Passed 26 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241200
Democratic 2100
Total 261300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — 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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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
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 1937 GOMEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 26 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472102
Democratic 4001
Republican 0500
Total 512603
% of votes cast 64%33%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Nay
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Nay
Kim — Nay
Gray — Nay
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
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
Holden — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
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 [Natural Resources]

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10400
Republican 0100
Total 10500
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Obernolte — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1937 do?
The Public Utilities Act requires the Public Utilities Commission to review and accept, modify, or reject a procurement plan for each electrical corporation in accordance with specified procedures, considerations, and objectives. The act requires that electrical corporations' proposed procurement plans include certain elements, including a showing that the electrical corporations will first meet their unmet needs through all available energy efficiency and demand reduction resources that are cost effective, reliable, and feasible. This bill would require electrical corporations' proposed procurement plans to also include a showing that the electrical corporations (1) , in soliciting bids for new gas-fired generating units, actively seek bids for resources that are not gas-fired generating units located in communities that suffer from cumulative pollution burdens and (2) , in considering bids for, or negotiating bilateral contracts for, new gas-fired generating units, give preference to resources that are not gas-fired generating units located in those communities. The bill would require the commission, before approving a contract for any new gas-fired generating unit, to require the electrical corporation to demonstrate that it has complied with its approved procurement plan. Because this requirement would be a part of the Public Utilities Act and because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing its requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. Existing law requires electrical corporations, in soliciting and procuring eligible renewable energy resources for California-based projects, to give preference to renewable energy projects that provide environmental and economic benefits to communities afflicted with poverty or high unemployment or those suffering from high emission levels of toxic air contaminants, criteria air pollutants, and greenhouse gases. This bill would specify that the above requirements apply to all procurement of eligible renewable energy resources for California-based projects whether the procurement occurs through all-source requests for offers, eligible renewable energy resources only requests for offers, or other procurement mechanisms. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 454.5 of the Public Utilities Code proposed by both this bill and AB 2454, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last. 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 1937?
AB 1937 is sponsored by Gomez, Pavley, and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 1937?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2016. Enacted.
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