California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 968 — Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 674, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2016. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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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 8 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. The Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant, composed of reactor Units 1 and 2, is operated by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the County of San Luis Obispo. Existing law requires the commission to convene, or continue, until August 26, 2025, an independent peer review panel to conduct an independent review of enhanced seismic studies and surveys of the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant, including the surrounding areas of the facility and areas of nuclear waste storage. The Nuclear Facility Decommissioning Act of 1985 requires each electrical corporation owning or operating nuclear facilities to establish an externally managed, segregated fund for payment of decommissioning costs of those facilities, establishes requirements for collection of moneys for decommisioning costs in the utility's rates and charges, and requires that the expenses associated with decommissioning of nuclear facilities be paid from those funds. Pursuant to the act, the commission ordered 2 nuclear decommissioning funds be established for the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant. This bill would require the commission to cause an assessment to be completed by no later than July 1, 2018, conducted by an independent 3rd party, selected as specified, of the adverse and beneficial economic impacts, and net economic effects, that could occur, and of potential ways for the state and local jurisdictions to mitigate the adverse economic impact, if the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant were to temporarily or permanently shut down before the powerplant's current operating licenses expire or when the Pacific Gas and Electric Company closes the powerplant upon the expiration of its current licenses. The bill would require the commission to approve the withdrawal of $400,000 from the nuclear decommissioning funds established for the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant for use by the commission for additional staffing to urgently effectuate the 3rd-party assessment. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 674, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5446.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Urgency clause adopted.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6241.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 11).

  11. August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 22).

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

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4095.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4000.) (May 27).

  20. Set for hearing May 27.

  21. May 2 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. Set for hearing May 2.

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

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3310.) (March 29).

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

  26. Set for hearing March 29.

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

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 10.

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

Sponsors

  • Achadjian · Cosponsor
  • Jackson · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Monning

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Achadjian
  • Jackson

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB968 Monning Urgency Clause Concurrence

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
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Beall — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — 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 968 Monning Third Reading Urgency By ACHADJIAN

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Dodd — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Frazier — 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
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 →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13003
Democratic 1001
Republican 1001
Total 15005
% of votes cast 75%0%0%25%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] 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
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Williams — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — 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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3rd Reading

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
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leno — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

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
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Democratic 1000
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 968 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant, composed of reactor Units 1 and 2, is operated by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the County of San Luis Obispo. Existing law requires the commission to convene, or continue, until August 26, 2025, an independent peer review panel to conduct an independent review of enhanced seismic studies and surveys of the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant, including the surrounding areas of the facility and areas of nuclear waste storage. The Nuclear Facility Decommissioning Act of 1985 requires each electrical corporation owning or operating nuclear facilities to establish an externally managed, segregated fund for payment of decommissioning costs of those facilities, establishes requirements for collection of moneys for decommisioning costs in the utility's rates and charges, and requires that the expenses associated with decommissioning of nuclear facilities be paid from those funds. Pursuant to the act, the commission ordered 2 nuclear decommissioning funds be established for the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant. This bill would require the commission to cause an assessment to be completed by no later than July 1, 2018, conducted by an independent 3rd party, selected as specified, of the adverse and beneficial economic impacts, and net economic effects, that could occur, and of potential ways for the state and local jurisdictions to mitigate the adverse economic impact, if the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant were to temporarily or permanently shut down before the powerplant's current operating licenses expire or when the Pacific Gas and Electric Company closes the powerplant upon the expiration of its current licenses. The bill would require the commission to approve the withdrawal of $400,000 from the nuclear decommissioning funds established for the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant for use by the commission for additional staffing to urgently effectuate the 3rd-party assessment. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 968?
SB 968 is sponsored by Achadjian, Jackson, and Monning.
What is the current status of SB 968?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 968?
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