Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations, as defined, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing board. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires the commission to establish a program of assistance to low-income electric and gas customers, referred to as the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program.
California AB 2218 (20132014) — Electricity and natural gas rates.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations, as defined, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing board. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires the commission to establish a program of assistance to low-income electric and gas customers, referred to as the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2014-03-06 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2014-04-07 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-04-10 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-21 Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2014-04-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-24 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-04-28 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2014-05-07 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 1. Page 5341.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-11 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2014-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-08-18 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 4. Page 4702.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-21 Motion to reconsider made by Senator Galgiani.
2014-08-21 Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.
2014-08-21 (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4735.)
2014-08-21 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 4899.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.