California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1637 — Energy: greenhouse gas reduction.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 658, 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 January 07, 2016. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law requires the PUC to require the administration, until January 1, 2021, of a self-generation incentive program for distributed generation resources and energy storage technologies. Existing law authorizes the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to authorize the annual collection of not more than the amount authorized for the program in the 2008 calendar year. This bill would increase the maximum annual collection the PUC may authorize for the program to double the amount authorized for the program in the 2008 calendar year. (2) Existing law requires an electrical corporation to file with the PUC a standard tariff providing for net energy meeting for eligible fuel cell customer-generators and make the tariff available, on a first-come-first-served basis, until the total cumulative rated generating capacity of the eligible fuel cell electrical generating facilities receiving service pursuant to the tariff reaches a level equal to the electrical corporation's proportionate share of a statewide limitation of 500 megawatts cumulative rated generation capacity served (program cap) . Existing law requires the eligible fuel cell customer-generator to meet certain requirements, including requirements that the customer-generator uses: (A) a fuel cell electrical generation facility with a capacity of not more than one megawatt and (B) technology the PUC has determined will achieve certain reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases. Existing law provides that fuel cell electrical generation facilities are not eligible for the tariff unless the facilities commence operation prior to January 1, 2017. This bill would increase the program cap by authorizing 500 megawatts in addition to the total installed capacity as of January 1, 2017. The bill would increase to 5 megawatts the maximum amount of generation capacity for a fuel cell electrical generation facility in the program. The bill would require, by March 31, 2017, the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the Energy Commission, to establish a schedule of annual greenhouse gas emissions reduction standards, as specified, for fuel cell electrical generation resources and would require the PUC to determine if the technology used by the eligible fuel cell customer-generator will achieve those standards. The bill would require the fuel cell electrical generation resource to comply with emission standards adopted by the State Air Resources Board under the distributed generation certification program. This bill would provide that fuel cell electrical generation facilities are not eligible for the tariff unless the facilities commence operation on or before December 31, 2021.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 658, 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 47. Noes 27. Page 6552.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6544.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 31).

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6514.)

  8. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (August 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6401.)

  10. Re-referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  11. Measure version as amended on August 18 corrected.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 5238.).

  14. Ordered to third reading.

  15. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 5167.)

  16. Withdrawn from committee.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  19. Withdrawn from committee.

  20. Referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

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

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 4588.)

  23. Ordered to third reading.

  24. Withdrawn from committee.

  25. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 25. Page 4488.)

  26. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

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

  28. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee February 7.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gatto · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Jacqui Irwin · Cosponsor
  • Low · Primary
  • Mullin · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14002
Democratic 1001
Republican 1001
Total 16004
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Chu — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chang — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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AB 1637 LOW Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 47 Yea · 27 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 422206
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 472706
% of votes cast 59%34%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Burke — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Brough — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Nay
Obernolte — Not Voting
Olsen — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
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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With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to Com. on [Appropriations]

Passed 5 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5300
Republican 0001
Total 5301
% of votes cast 56%33%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Harper — Nay
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading AB1637 Low By Beall

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211104
Democratic 2100
Total 231204
% of votes cast 59%31%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — 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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AB 1637 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By TING

Passed 51 Yea · 26 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462103
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 512603
% of votes cast 64%33%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Campos — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Kim — Nay
Burke — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Dodd — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1637 do?
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law requires the PUC to require the administration, until January 1, 2021, of a self-generation incentive program for distributed generation resources and energy storage technologies. Existing law authorizes the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to authorize the annual collection of not more than the amount authorized for the program in the 2008 calendar year. This bill would increase the maximum annual collection the PUC may authorize for the program to double the amount authorized for the program in the 2008 calendar year. (2) Existing law requires an electrical corporation to file with the PUC a standard tariff providing for net energy meeting for eligible fuel cell customer-generators and make the tariff available, on a first-come-first-served basis, until the total cumulative rated generating capacity of the eligible fuel cell electrical generating facilities receiving service pursuant to the tariff reaches a level equal to the electrical corporation's proportionate share of a statewide limitation of 500 megawatts cumulative rated generation capacity served (program cap) . Existing law requires the eligible fuel cell customer-generator to meet certain requirements, including requirements that the customer-generator uses: (A) a fuel cell electrical generation facility with a capacity of not more than one megawatt and (B) technology the PUC has determined will achieve certain reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases. Existing law provides that fuel cell electrical generation facilities are not eligible for the tariff unless the facilities commence operation prior to January 1, 2017. This bill would increase the program cap by authorizing 500 megawatts in addition to the total installed capacity as of January 1, 2017. The bill would increase to 5 megawatts the maximum amount of generation capacity for a fuel cell electrical generation facility in the program. The bill would require, by March 31, 2017, the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the Energy Commission, to establish a schedule of annual greenhouse gas emissions reduction standards, as specified, for fuel cell electrical generation resources and would require the PUC to determine if the technology used by the eligible fuel cell customer-generator will achieve those standards. The bill would require the fuel cell electrical generation resource to comply with emission standards adopted by the State Air Resources Board under the distributed generation certification program. This bill would provide that fuel cell electrical generation facilities are not eligible for the tariff unless the facilities commence operation on or before December 31, 2021.
Who sponsors AB 1637?
AB 1637 is sponsored by Gatto, Gordon, Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic), Low, and Mullin.
What is the current status of AB 1637?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2016. Enacted.
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