California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 33 — Electrical corporations: energy storage systems: long duration bulk energy storage resources.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 680, 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 December 01, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 13 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the commission to open a proceeding to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity, as defined, to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2020. This bill would require the commission to evaluate and analyze the potential for all types of long duration bulk energy storage resources to help integrate renewable generation into the electrical grid, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 680, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6528.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  6. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5296.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4976.)

  12. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Hueso.

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4966.).

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

  15. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Withdrawn from committee.

  18. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 13).

  20. 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.

  21. Re-referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and E.Q.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c) .

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  26. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 27).

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

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

  29. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15).

  30. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  31. 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.

  32. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  33. Referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and E.Q.

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

  35. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 5. Page 1858.)

  36. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  37. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  38. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  40. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  43. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  44. From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.

  45. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Jones · Cosponsor
  • Chávez · Cosponsor
  • Hueso · Cosponsor
  • Quirk · Primary
  • Weber · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Quirk

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Anderson
  • Jones
  • Chávez
  • Hueso
  • Weber

Not signed on (116)

116 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 33 QUIRK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — 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

Official roll call →

With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Republican 1000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB33 Quirk By Hueso

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — 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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3rd Reading AB33 Quirk By Hueso Reconsider

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — 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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3rd Reading AB33 Quirk By Hueso

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — 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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Do pass

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
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay

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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
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea

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AB 33 QUIRK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 5 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63403
Democratic 4000
Republican 4101
Total 71504
% of votes cast 89%6%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Brown — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gomez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — 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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 33 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the commission to open a proceeding to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity, as defined, to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2020. This bill would require the commission to evaluate and analyze the potential for all types of long duration bulk energy storage resources to help integrate renewable generation into the electrical grid, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 33?
AB 33 is sponsored by Anderson, Jones, Chávez, Hueso, Quirk, and Weber.
What is the current status of AB 33?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2014. Enacted.
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