Jerry Hill
- Democratic
Author
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including common carriers. The Public Utilities Act, with certain exceptions, requires that a passenger stage corporation, as defined, obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the commission to operate on any public highway in the state. The act authorizes the executive director of the commission to make application to the superior court for an order enjoining certain acts or practices violating the requirements of the act or any order, decision, rule, regulation, direction, demand, or requirement issued pursuant to those requirements, or for an order directing compliance. The act authorizes the superior court to grant a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, including an order allowing vehicles used for subsequent operations subject to the order to be impounded at the passenger stage corporation's expense and subject to release only by subsequent court order following a petition to the court by the defendant or owner of the vehicle. This bill would authorize the commission to contract with the Department of the California Highway Patrol or a sheriff to assist in enforcement of an order to impound a vehicle of a passenger stage corporation and would prohibit any costs incurred by the commission for that assistance from being assigned to the carrier as an expense of impound. (2) Charter-party carriers of passengers, as defined, are subject to the jurisdiction and control of the commission under the Passenger Charter-party Carriers' Act. The act requires a charter-party carrier of passengers to obtain from the commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity require the operation, or a permit issued by the commission, to operate within the state on a prearranged basis, as defined, prohibits operation unless there is displayed on the vehicle a distinctive identifying symbol prescribed by the commission showing the classification to which the carrier belongs, and complying with accident liability protection requirements. The act authorizes the executive director to make application to the superior court for an order enjoining certain acts or practices violating the requirements of the act or any order, decision, rule, regulation, direction, demand, or requirement issued pursuant to those requirements, or for an order directing compliance. The act authorizes the superior court to grant a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, including an order allowing vehicles used for subsequent operations subject to the order to be impounded at the charter-party carrier's expense and subject to release only by subsequent court order following a petition to the court by the defendant or owner of the vehicle. This bill would authorize the commission to contract with the Department of the California Highway Patrol or a sheriff to assist in enforcement of an order to impound a vehicle of a charter-party carrier of passengers and would prohibit any costs incurred by the commission for that assistance from being assigned to the carrier as an expense of impound.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 797, Statutes of 2018.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 6136.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6968.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 16).
August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 4. Page 4356.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4311.) (May 25).
Set for hearing May 25.
May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 14.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 4851.) (April 25).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U. & C. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4820.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
Set for hearing April 24.
Set for hearing April 25 in E., U. & C. pending receipt.
Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and E., U. & C.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1474 | HTML |
| 02/16/18 - Introduced | |
| 04/10/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/30/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/28/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/07/18 - Enrolled | |
| 09/26/18 - Chaptered |
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