Jacqui Irwin
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 42
Author
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law establishes within the commission the independent Public Advocate's Office of the Public Utilities Commission to represent and advocate on behalf of the interests of public utility customers and subscribers within the commission's jurisdiction. Existing law requires the director of the Public Advocate's Office to be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. This bill would instead require the director of the Public Advocate's Office to be appointed for an initial 4-year term by the Speaker of the Assembly and for a consecutive 4-year term by the President pro Tempore of the Senate. Upon the expiration of those terms, the bill would require the authority to appoint the director to rotate every 4 years between the Speaker of the Assembly and the President pro Tempore of the Senate. The bill would require the director to serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and would require a vacancy to be filled by the appointing authority for the remainder of the 4-year term.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4999.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 17).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB3247 | HTML |
| 02/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/11/24 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/02/24- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 04/15/24- Assembly Appropriations |
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