Angelique Ashby
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 8
Author
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. This bill would require the commission to develop, in coordination with electrical corporations, gas corporations, and the unions representing the impacted workers, and conduct a 5-year, statewide, public campaign to raise awareness and understanding around the harassment of utility workers and contractors in the state, as specified. The bill would require the commission, at the end of each year of the campaign, to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign, and to prepare and publish on its internet website an annual report describing the campaign's activities, effectiveness, and gaps, as specified. The bill would require implementation of these provisions to be subject to the commission receiving sufficient funding for the campaign.
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
May 18 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Set for hearing May 18.
May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 1.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 637.) (April 10).
Set for hearing April 10.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB705 | HTML |
| 02/16/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/18/23 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/07/23- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 04/28/23- Senate Appropriations |
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