(1) The federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) requires every state regulatory authority with respect to each electric utility, as defined, for which it has ratemaking authority, to determine whether to adopt certain federal standards if consistent with otherwise applicable state law. The federal standards include that no electric utility may recover from any person other than the shareholders or other owners of the utility, any direct or indirect expenditure by the electric utility for promotional or political advertising, as defined.
California SB 790 (20112012) — Electricity: community choice aggregation.
(1) The federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) requires every state regulatory authority with respect to each electric utility, as defined, for which it has ratemaking authority, to determine whether to adopt certain federal standards if consistent with otherwise applicable state law. The federal standards include that no electric utility may recover from any person other than the shareholders or other owners of the utility, any direct or indirect expenditure by the electric utility for promotional or political advertising, as defined.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–1 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB790 Leno Concurrence — 25–13 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
SB 790 Leno Senate Third Reading By NESTANDE — 60–12 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 6–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–4 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 24–12 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Leno — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2011-03-10 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2011-03-16 Set for hearing April 28.
2011-04-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-04-28 Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.
2011-04-29 Set for hearing May 3.
2011-05-10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 4. Page 858.) (May 3). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-11 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-05-13 Set for hearing May 23.
2011-05-23 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2011-05-25 Set for hearing May 26.
2011-05-31 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 1122.) (May 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-31 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-06-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 1276.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-16 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2011-06-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-27 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-07-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 5). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-08-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-08-17 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2011-08-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-08-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 12. Page 3045.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-09-09 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 2451.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
2011-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 599, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2d041bde-fcb8-4c49-9a7c-cafb0d70dd90. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).