California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

SB 488 — California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy projects: community choice aggregators.

Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law requires electrical corporations, by December 1, 2023, to collectively procure, through financial commitments of 5 to 15 years, inclusive, their proportionate share of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from existing bioenergy projects that commenced operations before June 1, 2013, and requires a local publicly owned electric utility serving more than 100,000 customers to procure its proportionate share of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from bioenergy projects subject to terms of at least 5 years, but exempts from these requirements a local publicly owned electric utility that previously entered into 5-year financial commitments for its proportionate share under certain conditions. This bill would authorize the cumulative rated generating capacity to be procured from bioenergy projects regardless of when the projects commence operations. The bill also would authorize a community choice aggregator to procure, subject to terms of at least 5 years, any portion of a local publicly owned electric utility's required proportionate share of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from bioenergy projects that was not procured because of the exemption described above. The bill would require the commission to ensure that the costs of any contract procured by a community choice aggregator are recoverable, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. April 24 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 870.) Reconsideration granted.

  3. Set for hearing April 24.

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

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

  6. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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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

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Failed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3103
Republican 2001
Democratic 2105
Total 7209
% of votes cast 39%11%0%50%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Eggman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bradford — Nay
Min — Not Voting
Skinner — Not Voting
Newman — Not Voting
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Not Voting
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Not Voting
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Nay
Rubio, Susan Democratic Not Voting
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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[First] hearing set for [04-25-2023]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 8000
Republican 2001
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Min — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Newman — Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 488 do?
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law requires electrical corporations, by December 1, 2023, to collectively procure, through financial commitments of 5 to 15 years, inclusive, their proportionate share of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from existing bioenergy projects that commenced operations before June 1, 2013, and requires a local publicly owned electric utility serving more than 100,000 customers to procure its proportionate share of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from bioenergy projects subject to terms of at least 5 years, but exempts from these requirements a local publicly owned electric utility that previously entered into 5-year financial commitments for its proportionate share under certain conditions. This bill would authorize the cumulative rated generating capacity to be procured from bioenergy projects regardless of when the projects commence operations. The bill also would authorize a community choice aggregator to procure, subject to terms of at least 5 years, any portion of a local publicly owned electric utility's required proportionate share of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from bioenergy projects that was not procured because of the exemption described above. The bill would require the commission to ensure that the costs of any contract procured by a community choice aggregator are recoverable, as specified.
Who sponsors SB 488?
SB 488 is sponsored by Alvarado-Gil, Marie (Republican) and Dahle, Megan (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 488?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 488?
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