Henry Stern
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 27
Author
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, building design and construction standards and energy and water conservation design standards for new residential and nonresidential buildings. Existing law requires the commission to prescribe, by regulation, standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency to promote the use of energy-efficient and water-efficient appliances whose use requires a significant amount of energy or water on a statewide basis. Existing law requires the commission to approve a plan that will promote compliance with specified regulations in the installation of central air-conditioning and heat pumps and authorizes the commission to adopt regulations to increase compliance with permitting and inspection requirements for central air-conditioning and heat pumps, and associated sales and installations, consistent with that plan. This bill would require the commission to develop and implement an electronic statewide heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment sales registry and compliance tracking system to allow the Contractors State License Board and other responsible enforcement agencies to cross-check the purchase of HVAC equipment with the submittal of permit compliance verification documents in order to identify contractors and other installers that fail to comply with the law. The bill would specify that the HVAC equipment sales registry and compliance tracking system is not to be publicly available, that certain information in the system is confidential and not to be disclosed to the public, and that other information that is in the system is a public record and shall be made available to the public in an electronic format upon request. This bill would also require the commission to develop and implement an electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository for the installation of HVAC equipment and lighting controls with certain capabilities. The bill would specify that the repository is not to be publicly available and that certain information in the data repository is confidential and not to be disclosed to the public. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
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 9. Noes 2.) (July 11).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 8. Page 1351.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1184.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
May 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 8.
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 8. Noes 2. Page 896.) (April 25).
Set for hearing April 25 in JUD. pending receipt.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 13. Noes 4. Page 769.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Set for hearing April 18.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
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 |
|---|---|
| SB795 | HTML |
| 02/17/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/30/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/27/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/19/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/12/23 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/15/23- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 04/21/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 05/05/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/27/23- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 07/07/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 08/21/23- Assembly Appropriations |
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