Prior law, until January 1, 2010, required the Attorney General to represent the Department of Finance and to succeed to all rights, claims, powers, and entitlements of the Electricity Oversight Board in any litigation or settlement to obtain ratepayer recovery for the effects of the 2000–02 energy crisis. That law additionally prohibited the Attorney General from expending the proceeds of any settlements of those claims, except as specified.
California AB 1390 (20112012) — Energy crisis litigation.
Prior law, until January 1, 2010, required the Attorney General to represent the Department of Finance and to succeed to all rights, claims, powers, and entitlements of the Electricity Oversight Board in any litigation or settlement to obtain ratepayer recovery for the effects of the 2000–02 energy crisis. That law additionally prohibited the Attorney General from expending the proceeds of any settlements of those claims, except as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1390 Committee on U. & C. — 37–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1390 U. & C. Consent Calendar Second Day — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Utilities and Commerce — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-23 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2011-03-21 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2011-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-05 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 4). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1353.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-12 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-05-26 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2011-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-11 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2011-07-12 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1865.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-07-14 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2011-07-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
2011-08-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-08-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 179, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d09a012d-e22d-4334-888c-401409ca8eb0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).