Robert M. Hertzberg
- Democratic
Author
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The commission, through a general order, prohibits an electrical corporation from beginning construction of a new electric generating plant, electric transmission, power, or distribution line facility, or new, upgraded, or modified substation without first complying with specified requirements. This bill would require the commission, by January 1, 2024, to update that general order to authorize each electrical corporation to use the permit-to-construct process or claim an exemption to seek approval to construct an extension, expansion, upgrade, or other modification to its existing electrical transmission facilities, as specified. Existing law prohibits an electrical corporation from beginning construction of a line, plant, or system, or of any extension thereof, without having first obtained from the commission a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity requires or will require its construction. This bill would provide that the extension, expansion, upgrade, or other modification of an existing electrical transmission facility does not require a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity requires or will require its construction. 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 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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 357, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5380.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (August 10).
August 3 hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1087.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing May 10.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 915.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 26.
April 19 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 19.
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB529 | HTML |
| 02/17/21 - Introduced | |
| 06/16/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/23/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/06/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/16/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/24/21- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 05/12/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/28/22- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 08/09/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/12/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/23/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/31/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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