California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 18 — Public Utilities Commission: outside counsel.

Last action — Last day to consider Governors veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The Public Utilities Act authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to appoint an attorney for the commission who holds that office at the pleasure of the commission. The act requires the attorney to represent and appear for the people and the commission in all actions and proceedings involving any question under the act or under any order or act of the commission. The act requires the attorney to commence, prosecute, and expedite the final determination of all actions and proceedings directed or authorized by the president, except as otherwise directed or authorized by vote of the commission, to advise the commission and each commissioner in regard to all matters in connection with the powers and duties of the commission or a commissioner, when requested, and generally to perform all duties and services as attorney to the commission that the president, or vote of the commission, may require of him or her. This bill would require that any contract or other agreement by the commission for services by outside legal counsel to represent the commission in a criminal investigation initiated by any federal, state, or local agency be approved by a vote of the commission no sooner than 30 days after it is submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for review.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Last day to consider Governors veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

  2. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by the Governor.

  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  5. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2774.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3090.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From consent calendar by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 8).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 22).

  18. June 15 hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1117.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  23. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  24. Set for hearing May 18.

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

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 724.) (April 21).

  27. Set for hearing April 21.

  28. April 7 hearing postponed by committee.

  29. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  30. Set for hearing April 7.

  31. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

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

  33. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 1.

  34. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hill · Primary
  • Hueso · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Hueso

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB18 Hill Concurrence

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 3000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bates — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SB 18 Hill Senate Third Reading By MULLIN

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Weber — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kim — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chang — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — 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
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 as amended. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 14003
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Wagner — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Republican 1000
Total 13001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 18 do?
The Public Utilities Act authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to appoint an attorney for the commission who holds that office at the pleasure of the commission. The act requires the attorney to represent and appear for the people and the commission in all actions and proceedings involving any question under the act or under any order or act of the commission. The act requires the attorney to commence, prosecute, and expedite the final determination of all actions and proceedings directed or authorized by the president, except as otherwise directed or authorized by vote of the commission, to advise the commission and each commissioner in regard to all matters in connection with the powers and duties of the commission or a commissioner, when requested, and generally to perform all duties and services as attorney to the commission that the president, or vote of the commission, may require of him or her. This bill would require that any contract or other agreement by the commission for services by outside legal counsel to represent the commission in a criminal investigation initiated by any federal, state, or local agency be approved by a vote of the commission no sooner than 30 days after it is submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for review.
Who sponsors SB 18?
SB 18 is sponsored by Hill and Hueso.
What is the current status of SB 18?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 18?
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