republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-2228.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public utilities: net energy metering."
description: "Public utilities: net energy metering."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2228"
citation: "California AB 2228 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public utilities: net energy metering."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Negrete McLeod"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-02-20"
last_action: "2002-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3581122-cdb7-4afc-9264-501f2034b6fb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228"
source_hash: "9612c5deb3d30f3e063c5428e2873e0a1e5e305572e8927d0b23754a7c849d9e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2228 (20012002) — Public utilities: net energy metering.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/20/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228&version=20010AB222899INT)
2. **04/11/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228&version=20010AB222898AMD)
3. **04/23/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228&version=20010AB222897AMD)
4. **05/09/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228&version=20010AB222896AMD)
5. **06/19/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228&version=20010AB222895AMD)
6. **08/05/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228&version=20010AB222894AMD)
7. **09/24/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228&version=20010AB222892CHP)
8. **AB2228** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228)
9. **08/22/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2228&version=20010AB222893ENR)

## Votes

- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2228 Negrete McLe By Poochigian — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2228 Negrete McLeod Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2228 Negrete McLeod Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Negrete McLeod — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2002-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 845, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-08-30** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2002-08-22** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 7929.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-19** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2002-08-19** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5503.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-14** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-13** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2002-08-05** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 5). Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, referral-committee, committee-passage, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-30** Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-23** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6348.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-20** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-05-16** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 15). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2002-05-13** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-09** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-23** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-04-22** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 15). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-15** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2002-02-20** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3581122-cdb7-4afc-9264-501f2034b6fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).