Robert M. Hertzberg
- Democratic
Author
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Under existing law, a public utility has a duty to serve, including furnishing and maintaining adequate, efficient, just, and reasonable service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities as are necessary to promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its patrons and the public. This bill would provide that the electrical corporation is the provider of last resort, as defined, in its service territory unless provided otherwise in a service territory boundary agreement approved by the commission pursuant to existing law or unless the commission designates a load-serving entity, as defined, other than the electrical corporation to serve as the provider of last resort for all or a portion of that service territory pursuant to a joint application of the electrical corporation and the load-serving entity. The bill would establish requirements for the application and for a load-serving entity other than the electrical corporation to serve as the provider of last resort. The bill would require the commission to ensure that each provider of last resort receives reasonable cost recovery for being designated and serving as the provider of last resort. The bill would require the commission to supervise and regulate each provider of last resort, as necessary, as a public utility for the services it provides as a provider of last resort to ensure the provision of electrical service to customers without disruption, and would provide that each provider of last resort is a public utility subject to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the commission, as specified. The bill would require the commission to develop a process that facilitates a joint application from load-serving entities that are not electrical corporations to request to transfer the responsibilities of the provider of last resort, in instances when one load-serving entity that is not an electrical corporation has already been designated as a provider of last resort. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of a commission action implementing its requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 408, Statutes of 2019.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 2851.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 3. Page 3337.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 30).
August 21 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
(Received at desk July 17 pursuant to JR 61(a)(10)).
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 10).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
July 3 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1187.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1102.) (May 16).
Set for hearing May 16.
May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 13.
May 6 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing May 6.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 842.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
Set for hearing April 24.
April 10 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 10.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB520 | HTML |
| 02/21/19 - Introduced | |
| 04/11/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/27/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/13/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/13/19 - Enrolled | |
| 10/02/19 - Chaptered |
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