Ben Hueso
- Democratic
Author
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law requires each electrical or gas corporation to perform home weatherization services for low-income customers, as determined by the commission, if the commission determines that a significant need for those services exists in the corporation's service territory, as specified. These services are generally known as the Energy Savings Assistance Program and are administered by each electrical or gas corporation. From January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022, inclusive, this bill would define "low-income customers" for purposes of the program as customers with annual household incomes that are no greater than 200% of the federal poverty guideline levels. On and after July 1, 2022, the bill would define "low-income customers" for those purposes as persons and families whose household income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, and would prohibit the commission from increasing the authorized budgets for the program based on that expansion of income eligibility. Under existing law, a violation of any commission order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement is a crime. Because a violation of any commission action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, this 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 248, Statutes of 2021.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2242.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
(Corrected July 19.)
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 2376.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 7).
June 30 hearing postponed by committee.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 16).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1227.) 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 3.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 843.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 19.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Read first time.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB756 | HTML |
| 02/19/21 - Introduced | |
| 06/21/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/08/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/21 - Enrolled | |
| 09/23/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/20/21- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 05/07/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/15/21- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 07/05/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/16/21- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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