Lisa Calderon
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 56
Author
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms in regulating those emissions. The implementing regulations adopted by the state board provide for the direct allocation of greenhouse gas allowances to electrical corporations pursuant to a market-based compliance mechanism. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the PUC to continue a program of assistance to low-income electric and gas customers with annual household incomes that are no greater than 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, as specified, which is referred to as the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program. Existing law also requires the PUC to continue a program of assistance to residential customers of the state's 3 largest electrical corporations consisting of households of 3 or more persons with total household annual gross income levels between 200% and 250% of the federal poverty guideline level, which is referred to as the Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) program. Existing law, except as provided, requires revenues received by an electrical corporation as a result of the direct allocation of greenhouse gas allowances to be credited directly to residential, small business, and emissions-intensive trade-exposed retail customers of the electrical corporation, commonly known as the California Climate Credit. This bill would exclude residential customers from receiving the California Climate Credit if they are not enrolled in the CARE or FERA program and their total electricity bills for the previous year were less than $300. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act, or of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission, is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be part of the Public Utilities 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.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (July 15).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 17. Page 2028.)
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 14. Page 2029.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1952.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (May 21).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (April 30).
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 22.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB942 | HTML |
| 02/19/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/25/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/05/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/02/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/17/25 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/29/25- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 05/19/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/22/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/02/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/11/25- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 08/15/25- Senate Appropriations |
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