Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 16
Author
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law prohibits electrical corporations and gas corporations from recovering fines and penalties through rates approved by the commission. This bill would prohibit an electrical corporation or gas corporation from recovering, through a rate approved by the commission, costs arising directly from new or additional activities expressly agreed to by the corporation, or any direct payment, fine, or penalty paid by the corporation, in a settlement agreement resolving a criminal or civil inquiry, investigation, or prosecution, except when the commission determines that those costs were just and reasonably incurred, as specified. 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 above requirements would be a part of the act, and because a violation of an action of the commission implementing the above prohibition 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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 689, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 5978.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4872.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 21).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 0. Page 4919.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 18).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 27).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2083 | HTML |
| 02/14/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/24/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/18/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/02/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/27/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/24/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/28/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/04/22- Assembly Public Safety | |
| 04/26/22- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 05/16/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/19/22- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 08/03/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/19/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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