The California renewables portfolio standard program (RPS program) requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish the quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, to be procured by each retail seller, as defined, for specified compliance periods, sufficient to ensure that the procurement of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources achieves 20% of retail sales for the period January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, inclusive, 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, and 33% of retail sales by December 31, 2020, and in all subsequent years. The RPS program, consistent with the goals of procuring the least-cost and best-fit eligible renewable energy resources that meet project viability principles, requires that all retail sellers procure a balanced portfolio of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified (portfolio content requirements) . The RPS program conditions certain eligibility requirements upon whether the contract for electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources was executed after June 1, 2010.
California AB 2187 (20112012) — Renewable energy resources.
The California renewables portfolio standard program (RPS program) requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish the quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, to be procured by each retail seller, as defined, for specified compliance periods, sufficient to ensure that the procurement of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources achieves 20% of retail sales for the period January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, inclusive, 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, and 33% of retail sales by December 31, 2020, and in all subsequent years. The RPS program, consistent with the goals of procuring the least-cost and best-fit eligible renewable energy resources that meet project viability principles, requires that all retail sellers procure a balanced portfolio of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified (portfolio content requirements) . The RPS program conditions certain eligibility requirements upon whether the contract for electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources was executed after June 1, 2010.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2187 BRADFORD Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bradford — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-23 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2012-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
2012-03-19 Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES. referral-committee
2012-03-26 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-03-27 Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2012-04-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 9). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-17 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-04-18 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2012-04-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-01 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-05-02 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2012-05-16 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-17 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-25 From consent calendar.
2012-05-25 Ordered to third reading.
2012-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5037.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-06-07 Referred to Com. on E., U. & C. referral-committee
2012-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-07-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-15 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2012-08-16 From consent calendar.
2012-08-16 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 4590.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-22 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2012-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2012-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 604, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/87c08946-6ede-40b2-9304-373bd3699c98. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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