Public utilities: ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance.
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical and gas corporations. The Public Utilities Act requires the commission to require electrical and gas corporations to establish various ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance programs. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
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California Legislature
20132014
AB 270
California AB 270 (20132014)
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Public utilities: ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance.
California AB 270 (20132014) — Public utilities: ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance.
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical and gas corporations. The Public Utilities Act requires the commission to require electrical and gas corporations to establish various ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance programs. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
AB 270 BRADFORD Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
AB 270 BRADFORD Consent Calendar Second Day — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bradford — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-07 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-08 From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
2013-02-21 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2013-04-01 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
2013-04-02 Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2013-04-15 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-16 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-04-17 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2013-05-09 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-16 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1476.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-16 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-05-29 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2013-06-24 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-06-25 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-11 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-08-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-22 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2105.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-04 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 6 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-09-06 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2917.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2013-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 610, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5b57539e-55a2-4ac3-a762-567ef12b8c5d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).